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Anthropology at West Virginia University

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Anthropology at West Virginia University

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

WVU is located in Morgantown, West Virginia and has a total student population of 26,269. In 2021, 13 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from WVU.

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

WVU Anthropology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

WVU Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at WVU 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.

Anthropology Student Demographics at WVU

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

WVU Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

85% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 15% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

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About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at WVU 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 West Virginia University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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

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 WV, the home state for West Virginia University.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Managers 1,880 $77,290
Anthropologists and Archeologists 40 $50,550

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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