Anthropology at Foothill College

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

Foothill College is located in Los Altos Hills, California and has a total student population of 14,605.

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

Foothill College Anthropology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Anthropology

Foothill College Anthropology Rankings

Anthropology Student Demographics at Foothill College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the anthropology majors at Foothill College.

Foothill College Anthropology Associate’s Program

60% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of anthropology associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in anthropology only graduates about 28% men each year. The program at Foothill College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 12% more women than average.

Foothill College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in anthropology graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Foothill College with a associate's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Foothill College.

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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