Anthropology at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 8,789 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 11 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from Wake Forest University.

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

Wake Forest University Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

Wake Forest University Anthropology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks anthropology programs across the country. The following shows how Wake Forest University 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 Wake Forest University 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	214
Best Value Anthropology Schools	235
Most Focused Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	235

Anthropology Student Demographics at Wake Forest University

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

Wake Forest University Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 36% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 64% went to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at Wake Forest University since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Wake Forest University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Economics
• Political Science & Government

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 NC, the home state for Wake Forest University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	240	$86,460
Anthropologists and Archeologists	80	$63,690

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 JHMM13 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.