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Anthropology at University of Memphis

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Anthropology at University of Memphis

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

UofM is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 22,205. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

UofM Anthropology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Anthropology

Online Classes Are Available at UofM

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? UofM offers distance education options for anthropology at the following degree levels:

  • Bachelor’s Degree

UofM Anthropology Rankings

Anthropology Student Demographics at UofM

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

UofM Anthropology Master’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in anthropology each year. UofM does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

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Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from UofM, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level. In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 TN, the home state for University of Memphis.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Managers 14,480 $83,010
Anthropologists and Archeologists 50 $59,690

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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