Anthropology at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College

What traits are you looking for in a anthropology school? To help you decide if Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's anthropology program.

Louisiana State University is located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and approximately 34,285 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 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.

Louisiana State University Anthropology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Anthropology

Louisiana State University 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 Louisiana State University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the anthropology majors at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Louisiana State University Anthropology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a master's degree in anthropology from Louisiana State University. About 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in anthropology each year. Louisiana State University does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 25% of degree recipients. That is 3% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College with a master's in anthropology.

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

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government
• Economics
• Sociology
• Geography & Cartography

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 LA, the home state for Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College.

Occupation	Jobs in LA	Average Salary in LA
Managers	9,790	$87,080
Anthropologists and Archeologists	100	$68,690

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 Kkmurray under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.