Anthropology at Vassar College

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 Vassar College stacks up to those at other schools.

Vassar is located in Poughkeepsie, New York and approximately 2,435 students attend the school each year. Of the 682 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Vassar College in 2021, 12 of them were anthropology majors.

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

Vassar Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

Vassar Anthropology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks anthropology programs across the country. The following shows how Vassar 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 Vassar 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	50
	104
Most Popular Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	221
Most Popular Anthropology Schools	272
Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	280
Best Value Anthropology Schools	300

Anthropology Student Demographics at Vassar

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

Vassar Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 anthropology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Vassar. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• International Relations & National Security
• Urban Studies
• Sociology
• 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 NY, the home state for Vassar College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	1,080	$112,460
Anthropologists and Archeologists	60	$67,860

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 Noteremote under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.