Anthropology at Orange Coast College

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

Orange Coast College is located in Costa Mesa, California and approximately 18,125 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.

Orange Coast College Anthropology Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Anthropology

Orange Coast College Anthropology Rankings

Anthropology Student Demographics at Orange Coast College

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

Orange Coast College Anthropology Associate’s Program

56% Women

38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of anthropology associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in anthropology only graduates about 28% men each year. The program at Orange Coast College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Anthropology

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	15

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 Orange Coast 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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