Anthropology at University of West Georgia

What traits are you looking for in a anthropology school? To help you decide if University of West Georgia is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's anthropology program.

University of West Georgia is located in Carrollton, Georgia and has a total student population of 13,419. In 2021, 19 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from University of West Georgia.

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

University of West Georgia Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

University of West Georgia Anthropology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks anthropology programs across the country. The following shows how University of West Georgia performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at University of West Georgia 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 Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	61
	200

Anthropology Student Demographics at University of West Georgia

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

University of West Georgia Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 19 anthropology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from University of West Georgia, about 42% were men and 58% were women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at University of West Georgia since its program graduates 16% more men than average.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at University of West Georgia are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% 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 West Georgia with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Economics
• Geography & Cartography
• Political Science & Government
• 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 GA, the home state for University of West Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Managers	14,480	$118,060
Anthropologists and Archeologists	140	$67,550

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.