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Anthropology at Vanderbilt University

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.

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

Vanderbilt Anthropology 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.

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

93% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 7% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 93% went to women.

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About 57% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Vanderbilt are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Vanderbilt Anthropology Master’s Program

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Anthropology

The following anthropology concentations are available at Vanderbilt University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Vanderbilt University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology 19

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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