Anthropology at University of Rhode Island

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. In 2021, 15 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from URI.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at URI compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	281

How Much Do Anthropology Graduates from URI Make?

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at URI is $19,004. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology students.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 anthropology majors earned their bachelor's degree from URI. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women.

About 73% 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	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

URI also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology
• Economics

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
• Image Credit: By Tnricci under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.