Anthropology at Saint Mary’s College of California

Every anthropology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the anthropology program at Saint Mary's College of California stacks up to those at other schools.

SMC is located in Moraga, California and has a total student population of 3,439. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from SMC.

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

SMC Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

SMC Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at SMC compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at SMC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Anthropology. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	196
Most Focused Anthropology Schools	248
Best Value Anthropology Schools	357
Most Popular Anthropology Schools	392

Anthropology Student Demographics at SMC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the anthropology majors at Saint Mary’s College of California.

SMC Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in anthropology from SMC in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at SMC are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Saint Mary's College of California with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SMC also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Archeology
• International Relations & National Security
• Sociology
• Economics
• Political Science & Government

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 Saint Mary's College of California.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Smcj0001 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.