Anthropology at California State University - Northridge

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

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from CSUN.

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

CSUN Anthropology Degrees Available

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

CSUN Anthropology Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at CSUN 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 Graduate Certificate Schools	11
Most Focused Anthropology Graduate Certificate Schools	11
Most Popular Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools	41
Most Focused Anthropology Schools	203

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from CSUN. This makes it the #41 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Anthropology Graduates from CSUN Make?

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUN is $23,145. This is less than $25,284, which is the national average of all anthropology majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Anthropology Student Demographics at CSUN

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

CSUN Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in anthropology from CSUN. About 32% were men and 68% were women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUN since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 - Northridge with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	13
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

CSUN Anthropology Master’s Program

Of the 7 anthropology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from CSUN, about 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in anthropology each year. CSUN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 5% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

CSUN 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 - Northridge.

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 Cbl62 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.