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Anthropology at Brandeis University

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

Brandeis is located in Waltham, Massachusetts and approximately 5,440 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received their master's degree in anthropology.

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

Brandeis Anthropology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Anthropology
  • Doctorate Degree in Anthropology

Brandeis Anthropology Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #49 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Brandeis

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

Brandeis Anthropology Master’s Program

67% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The anthropology program at Brandeis awarded 9 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 33% of these degrees went to men with the other 67% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in anthropology each year. Brandeis does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 23% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brandeis University with a master's in anthropology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 MA, the home state for Brandeis University.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Managers 8,660 $131,450
Anthropology and Archeology Professors 220 $96,160
Anthropologists and Archeologists 30 $91,140

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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