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Anthropology at Rio Hondo College

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Anthropology at Rio Hondo College

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

RHCCD is located in Whittier, California and has a total student population of 15,692.

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

RHCCD Anthropology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Anthropology

Online Classes Are Available at RHCCD

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, RHCCD does offer online courses in anthropology for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

RHCCD Anthropology Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Anthropology Student Demographics at RHCCD

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

RHCCD Anthropology Associate’s Program

83% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of anthropology associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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RHCCD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in anthropology graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Rio Hondo 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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