Medical Anthropology

Liberal Arts • Social Sciences

What is it about?

A program that focuses on biological, socio-cultural, psychological, and behavioral factors as they relate to health, illness, medical practices, and access to health care services. Includes instruction in ethno-medicine, urban health, international health, psychiatric and psychological anthropology, aging, and health and identity.

Numbers at a glance

612th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
4
Colleges offer it
59
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
12
Women
47
As a Minor

Medical Anthropology is relatively popular as a minor/second major with 21 people graduating with it as a minor in academic year 2018-19.

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Washington University in St Louis52
Creighton University4
University of Miami2
Lycoming College1
Average private university graduating class: 15 students.

O's Insights on Medical Anthropology

  • Major has been increasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • Relatively newly introduced major

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