Anthropology at Stanford University

What traits are you looking for in a anthropology school? To help you decide if Stanford University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's anthropology program.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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.

Stanford Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Stanford 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 Stanford

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

Stanford Anthropology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 anthropology majors earned their master's degree from Stanford. Of these graduates, 75% were men and 25% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in anthropology each year. Stanford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 45% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government
• Sociology
• International Relations & National Security
• 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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Anthropologists and Archeologists	1,420	$67,030
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	550	$115,610

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 Pere Joan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.