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Anthropology at Western Carolina University

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Anthropology at Western Carolina University

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. In 2021, 50 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from WCU.

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

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 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.

Ranking Type Rank
374

How Much Do Anthropology Graduates from WCU Make?

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at WCU is $20,834. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology students.

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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

82% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The anthropology program at WCU awarded 50 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 18% of these degrees went to men with the other 82% going to women.

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About 88% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 44
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

WCU 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 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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