Master’s Degrees in Forensic Anthropology

Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were women, and 20% were students from underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

Education Levels of Forensic Anthropology Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 10 people earned their master's degree in forensic anthropology. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in forensic anthropology at each degree level.

Education Level	Number of Grads
Master’s Degree	10

Earnings of Forensic Anthropology Majors With Master’s Degrees

At this time, we do not have the data to estimate the median earnings for this class of people.

Student Debt

The data on debt ranges for forensic anthropology majors who have their master's degree is not available.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their master's degree in forensic anthropology. About 90.0% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender	Number of Grads
Men	1
Women	9

The racial-ethnic distribution of forensic anthropology master’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

Below are some popular majors that are similar to forensic anthropology that offer master’s degrees.

Major	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	926
Other Anthropology	37
Physical & Biological Anthropology	35
Cultural Anthropology	19
Medical Anthropology	1

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Bureau of Labor Statistics

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