Anthropology at University of Rhode Island

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every anthropology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the anthropology program at University of Rhode Island stacks up to those at other schools.

URI is located in Kingston, Rhode Island and has a total student population of 17,649.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Anthropology section at the bottom of this page.

URI Anthropology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

URI Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at URI is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Anthropology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Anthropology Student Demographics at URI

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the anthropology majors at University of Rhode Island.

URI Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

64% Women

9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at URI since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

About 91% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at URI are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Rhode Island with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Anthropology

Anthropology majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Rhode Island. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	15

Careers That Anthropology Grads May Go Into

A degree in anthropology can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for RI, the home state for University of Rhode Island.

Occupation	Jobs in RI	Average Salary in RI
Managers	830	$114,660

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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