Anthropology at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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 Wisconsin - Madison stacks up to those at other schools.

UW - Madison is located in Madison, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 44,640. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 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.

UW - Madison Anthropology Degrees Available

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

UW - Madison Anthropology Rankings

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #36 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at UW - Madison

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

UW - Madison Anthropology Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a master’s in anthropology from UW - Madison in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 30% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology
• 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 WI, the home state for University of Wisconsin - Madison.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Managers	12,400	$85,050
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	150	$72,540
Anthropologists and Archeologists	30	$55,720

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 Czar under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.