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Anthropology at American River College

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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

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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

80% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of anthropology associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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American River does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in anthropology graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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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