Anthropology at University of South Carolina - Columbia

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 South Carolina - Columbia stacks up to those at other schools.

UofSC is located in Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 35,470 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 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.

UofSC Anthropology Degrees Available

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

UofSC 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 UofSC

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

UofSC Anthropology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 anthropology majors earned their master's degree from UofSC. Of these graduates, 100% were men and 0% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in anthropology each year. UofSC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 70% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of South Carolina - Columbia 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	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology
• Other Social Sciences
• Political Science & Government
• Criminology

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 SC, the home state for University of South Carolina - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Managers	1,760	$100,890
Anthropologists and Archeologists	40	$62,230

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 Idibri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.