Anthropology at California State University - Long Beach

If you are interested in studying anthropology, you may want to check out the program at California State University - Long Beach. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CSULB is located in Long Beach, California and has a total student population of 40,069. Of the 9,179 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - Long Beach in 2021, 82 of them were anthropology majors.

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

CSULB Anthropology Degrees Available

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

CSULB Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at CSULB compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 CSULB 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	10
Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from CSULB. This makes it the #52 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of CSULB Anthropology Graduates

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSULB is $21,124. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at CSULB

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

CSULB Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 82 anthropology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from CSULB, about 24% were men and 76% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 - Long Beach with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	47
White	13
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

CSULB Anthropology Master’s Program

Of the 6 anthropology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from CSULB, about 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in anthropology each year. CSULB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Urban Studies
• 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 - Long Beach.

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 Summum under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.