Anthropology at Florida Atlantic 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 Florida Atlantic University stacks up to those at other schools.

FAU is located in Boca Raton, Florida and approximately 30,805 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.

FAU Anthropology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Anthropology

FAU Anthropology Rankings

Anthropology Student Demographics at FAU

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

FAU Anthropology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in anthropology each year. FAU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 30% more men than average.

In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 38% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• 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 FL, the home state for Florida Atlantic University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Anthropologists and Archeologists	230	$54,130
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	160	$91,300

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 Kmgcoolguy4 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.