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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

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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

33% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of anthropology associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in anthropology only graduates about 26% men each year. The program at Orange Coast College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 40% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in anthropology at Orange Coast College are white. Around 53% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Orange Coast College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in anthropology graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 8
International Students 1
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 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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