Anthropology at California State University - Bakersfield

Every anthropology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the anthropology program at California State University - Bakersfield stacks up to those at other schools.

CSUB is located in Bakersfield, California and approximately 11,745 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from CSUB.

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

CSUB Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

CSUB Anthropology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks anthropology programs across the country. The following shows how CSUB performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at CSUB is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Anthropology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools	152
Most Popular Anthropology Schools	305

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in anthropology from CSUB. This is the #153 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Anthropology Student Demographics at CSUB

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

CSUB Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in anthropology from CSUB. About 10% were men and 90% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities in its anthropology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Bakersfield with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

CSUB also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Economics
• Political Science & Government
• Sociology

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 California State University - Bakersfield.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Bobak Ha’Eri under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.