Anthropology at California State University - San Marcos

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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

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.

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

70% Women

70% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at CSUSM since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Anthropology

If you plan to be a anthropology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - San Marcos. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	19

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.

College Factual
National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
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