Anthropology at University of Maryland - College Park

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

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and approximately 40,709 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.

UMCP Anthropology Degrees Available

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

UMCP Anthropology Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #77 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at UMCP

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

UMCP Anthropology Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in anthropology from UMCP in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

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 University of Maryland - College Park with a master's in anthropology.

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

Related Majors

• Demography & Population Studies
• Criminology
• Political Science & Government
• General Social Sciences
• Urban Studies

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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - College Park.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Anthropologists and Archeologists	100	$53,680
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	50	$101,930

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 Bgervais under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.