Anthropology at Wesleyan University

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

Wesleyan U is located in Middletown, Connecticut and approximately 3,053 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,039 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Wesleyan University in 2021, 22 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.

Wesleyan U Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

Wesleyan U Anthropology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at Wesleyan U 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
Most Focused Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	30
Most Popular Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	125
Most Focused Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools	152
Most Popular Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools	152

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in anthropology from Wesleyan U. This is the #153 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Wesleyan U

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

Wesleyan U Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 anthropology majors earned their bachelor's degree from Wesleyan U. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at Wesleyan U since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Wesleyan U 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 Wesleyan University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	16
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Sociology
• Other Social Sciences
• Political Science & Government
• 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 CT, the home state for Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	90	$84,020

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 Steadyjohn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.