Anthropology at Willamette 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 Willamette University stacks up to those at other schools.

Willamette is located in Salem, Oregon and has a total student population of 1,866. In 2021, 10 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from Willamette.

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

Willamette Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

Willamette Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at Willamette 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 Willamette 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	52
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	190
Best Anthropology Schools	194
Most Popular Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	248
Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	306
	317
Best Value Anthropology Schools	324

Anthropology Student Demographics at Willamette

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

Willamette Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at Willamette since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

About 70% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at Willamette 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 Willamette University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

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 OR, the home state for Willamette University.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Anthropologists and Archeologists	270	$63,090
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	110	$98,460

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 Cacophony under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.