Anthropology at University of South Alabama

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 South Alabama stacks up to those at other schools.

USA is located in Mobile, Alabama and has a total student population of 14,224. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from USA.

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

USA Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

USA Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at USA 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 USA 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
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	379

How Much Do Anthropology Graduates from USA Make?

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at USA is $21,558. This is less than $25,284, which is the national average of all anthropology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Anthropology Student Demographics at USA

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

USA Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at USA 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 South Alabama with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Geography & Cartography
• Political Science & Government

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 AL, the home state for University of South Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Managers	2,110	$106,680
Anthropologists and Archeologists	60	$54,390
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	40	$75,470

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 Ä â€™asil under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.