Anthropology at Vanderbilt University

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

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,537. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Vanderbilt.

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

Vanderbilt Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt Anthropology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at Vanderbilt 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
	12
Most Focused Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools	50
Most Focused Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools	62
Most Popular Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools	91

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from Vanderbilt. This makes it the #91 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

The anthropology program at Vanderbilt awarded 13 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 23% of these degrees went to men with the other 77% going to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Vanderbilt Anthropology Master’s Program

Of the 4 anthropology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Vanderbilt, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Vanderbilt also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• General Social Sciences
• 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 TN, the home state for Vanderbilt University.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Anthropologists and Archeologists	50	$59,690

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 Dansan4444 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.