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Anthropology at Vanderbilt University

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Anthropology at Vanderbilt University

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

Vanderbilt is located in Nashville, Tennessee and has a total student population of 13,537. 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.

Vanderbilt Anthropology Degrees Available

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

Vanderbilt Anthropology Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Vanderbilt

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

Vanderbilt Anthropology Master’s Program

75% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 4 anthropology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Vanderbilt, about 25% were men and 75% were women.

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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 Vanderbilt University with a master's in anthropology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 3
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 Vanderbilt University.

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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