Anthropology at Brigham Young University - Provo

If you plan to study anthropology, take a look at what Brigham Young University - Provo has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BYU is located in Provo, Utah and approximately 36,461 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 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.

BYU Anthropology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Anthropology

BYU Anthropology Rankings

Anthropology Student Demographics at BYU

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

BYU Anthropology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in anthropology from BYU. About 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in anthropology each year. BYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from BYU, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Related Majors

• 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 UT, the home state for Brigham Young University - Provo.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Managers	3,310	$102,290
Anthropologists and Archeologists	110	$66,410

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 Mwilson3 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.