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Anthropology at George Washington University

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Anthropology at George Washington University

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

GWU is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 27,017 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

GWU Anthropology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Anthropology

GWU Anthropology Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #93 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at GWU

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

GWU Anthropology Master’s Program

80% Women
10% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a master's degree in anthropology from GWU. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

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Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from GWU, 70% 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 George Washington University with a master's in anthropology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
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 DC, the home state for George Washington University.

Occupation Jobs in DC Average Salary in DC
Managers 19,910 $147,460
Anthropology and Archeology Professors 50 $107,700

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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