Anthropology at American River College

If you are interested in studying anthropology, you may want to check out the program at American River College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

American River is located in Sacramento, California and approximately 25,422 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Anthropology section at the bottom of this page.

American River Anthropology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Anthropology

American River Anthropology Rankings

Anthropology Student Demographics at American River

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the anthropology majors at American River College.

American River Anthropology Associate’s Program

73% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of anthropology associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in anthropology at American River are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American River College with a associate's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	10
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Anthropology

The following anthropology concentations are available at American River College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from American River College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	20

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 CA, the home state for American River College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Anthropologists and Archeologists	1,420	$67,030
Anthropology and Archeology Professors	550	$115,610

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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