Anthropology at Harvard University

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

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 21 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.

Harvard Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Harvard Anthropology Rankings

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Anthropology Master’s Program

Of the 21 anthropology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Harvard, about 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in anthropology each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Related Majors

• General Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics
• 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 MA, the home state for Harvard 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Elisa.rolle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.