Anthropology at California State University - Fullerton

If you plan to study anthropology, take a look at what California State University - Fullerton has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Cal State Fullerton is located in Fullerton, California and approximately 42,051 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from Cal State Fullerton.

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

Cal State Fullerton Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology
• Master’s Degree in Anthropology

Cal State Fullerton Anthropology Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at Cal State Fullerton 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
Best Value Anthropology Schools	43
Most Popular Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	53
Most Focused Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools	70
	106
	108
Most Focused Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	265

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from Cal State Fullerton. This makes it the #21 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Anthropology Graduates from Cal State Fullerton Make?

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cal State Fullerton is $29,149. This is 15% higher than $25,284, which is the national average for all anthropology bachelor's degree recipients.

Anthropology Student Demographics at Cal State Fullerton

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

Cal State Fullerton Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 39 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in anthropology from Cal State Fullerton in 2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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 - Fullerton with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	14
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Cal State Fullerton Anthropology Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from Cal State Fullerton, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• 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 - Fullerton.

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.