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Anthropology at Merritt College

Anthropology at Merritt College

If you plan to study anthropology, take a look at what Merritt College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Merritt College is located in Oakland, California and approximately 6,261 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.

Merritt College Anthropology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Anthropology

Merritt College Anthropology Rankings

Anthropology Student Demographics at Merritt College

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

Merritt College Anthropology Associate’s Program

100% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of anthropology associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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Merritt College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in anthropology graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Anthropology

The following anthropology concentations are available at Merritt College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Merritt College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology 1

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 Merritt 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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