Anthropology at Washington State University

If you are interested in studying anthropology, you may want to check out the program at Washington State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Wazzu is located in Pullman, Washington and has a total student population of 31,159. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Wazzu.

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

Wazzu Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Wazzu Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at Wazzu compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at Wazzu 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
	87
Most Focused Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	278

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in anthropology from Wazzu. This is the #137 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of Wazzu Anthropology Graduates

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Wazzu is $24,161. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Wazzu

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

Wazzu Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 28 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Anthropology from Wazzu in 2020-2021, 39% were men and 61% were women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at Wazzu since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Wazzu 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 Washington State University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	20
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Wazzu Anthropology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a master's degree in anthropology from Wazzu.

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

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

Wazzu also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 6 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology
• Economics
• Political Science & Government
• Criminology

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 WA, the home state for Washington State University.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	270	$78,690
Anthropologists and Archeologists	190	$74,300

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 {} under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.