Anthropology at Western Kentucky University

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

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and has a total student population of 17,517. In 2021, 12 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from WKU.

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

WKU Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

WKU Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at WKU 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 WKU 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
Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	298

Earnings of WKU Anthropology Graduates

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at WKU is $20,144. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at WKU

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

WKU Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

The anthropology program at WKU awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 42% of these degrees went to men with the other 58% going to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at WKU since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 92% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at WKU 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 Kentucky University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Geography & Cartography
• General Social Sciences
• Economics
• Political Science & Government

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Managers	3,260	$92,630
Anthropologists and Archeologists	100	$59,740
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	50	$76,730

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 OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.