Anthropology at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

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 Washington - Seattle Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 59 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from UW Seattle.

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

UW Seattle Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology
• Master’s Degree in Anthropology
• Doctorate Degree in Anthropology

UW Seattle Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at UW Seattle 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.

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from UW Seattle. This makes it the #124 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Anthropology Graduates from UW Seattle Make?

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UW Seattle is $30,755. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 22% higher than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology bachelor's degree recipients.

Anthropology Student Demographics at UW Seattle

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the anthropology majors at University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

UW Seattle Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 59 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in anthropology from UW Seattle in 2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities in its anthropology bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	21
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UW Seattle Anthropology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 students earned a master's degree in anthropology from UW Seattle. About 0% of these graduates were women and the other 100% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in anthropology each year. UW Seattle does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 74% more men than average.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from UW Seattle, 100% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Washington - Seattle Campus with a master's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW Seattle also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Archeology
• International Relations & National Security
• General Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	270	$78,690
Anthropologists and Archeologists	190	$74,300

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 Joe Mabel under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.