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Anthropology at California State University - San Marcos

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Anthropology at California State University - San Marcos

What traits are you looking for in a anthropology school? To help you decide if California State University - San Marcos is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's anthropology program.

CSUSM is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 16,367 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,749 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from California State University - San Marcos in 2021, 19 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.

CSUSM Anthropology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

CSUSM Anthropology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks anthropology programs across the country. The following shows how CSUSM 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 CSUSM 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 66
132
Best Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 199
Most Focused Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools 208

How Much Do Anthropology Graduates from CSUSM Make?

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at CSUSM is $27,084. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 7% higher than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Anthropology Student Demographics at CSUSM

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

CSUSM Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

68% Women
58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in anthropology from CSUSM. 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 CSUSM since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 - San Marcos with a bachelor's in anthropology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 5
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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

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 - San Marcos.

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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