Anthropology at University at Albany

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

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and approximately 17,688 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.

UAlbany Anthropology Degrees Available

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

UAlbany Anthropology Rankings

There were 6 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Anthropology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 anthropology majors earned their master's degree from UAlbany. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in anthropology each year. UAlbany does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from UAlbany, 60% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

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

Related Majors

• Sociology
• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government
• Geography & Cartography
• 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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	1,080	$112,460
Anthropologists and Archeologists	60	$67,860

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
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