Anthropology at Western Colorado University

Every anthropology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the anthropology program at Western Colorado University stacks up to those at other schools.

Western is located in Gunnison, Colorado and approximately 3,203 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Western.

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

Western Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

Western Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at Western 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 Western 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	73
Best Value Anthropology Schools	156
	219
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	269
Best Anthropology Schools	274

Anthropology Student Demographics at Western

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

Western Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 anthropology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Western, about 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at Western since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Western 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 Colorado University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Economics
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology

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 CO, the home state for Western Colorado University.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Anthropologists and Archeologists	200	$63,940
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	180	$71,900

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 Draconrex under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.