Anthropology at Columbia University in the City of New York

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 Columbia University in the City of New York stacks up to those at other schools.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 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.

Columbia Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Columbia Anthropology Rankings

There were 11 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #8 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the anthropology majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Anthropology Master’s Program

Of the 23 students who graduated with a master’s in anthropology from Columbia in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Other Social Sciences
• Political Science & Government
• International Relations & National Security

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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	1,080	$112,460
Anthropologists and Archeologists	60	$67,860

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.