Anthropology at Western Carolina University

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study anthropology, take a look at what Western Carolina University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WCU is located in Cullowhee, North Carolina and has a total student population of 12,243.

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

WCU Anthropology Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

WCU Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at WCU 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 WCU

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

WCU Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

70% Women

10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at WCU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 90% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at WCU 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 Western Carolina University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	36
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Anthropology

The following anthropology concentations are available at Western Carolina University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Carolina University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	50

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 Western Carolina 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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