Anthropology at University of Chicago

Every anthropology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the anthropology program at University of Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 17,834. 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.

UChicago Anthropology Degrees Available

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

UChicago Anthropology Rankings

There were 24 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #1 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at UChicago

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

UChicago Anthropology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 anthropology majors earned their master's degree from UChicago. Of these graduates, 63% were men and 38% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in anthropology each year. UChicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 33% more men than average.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from UChicago, 63% 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 University of Chicago with a master's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Political Science & Government
• Sociology
• Economics
• International Relations & National Security
• General Social Sciences

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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	290	$88,770
Anthropologists and Archeologists	110	$62,650

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 Leefon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.