Anthropology at Santa Clara University

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 Santa Clara University stacks up to those at other schools.

SCU is located in Santa Clara, California and approximately 8,616 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 15 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from SCU.

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

SCU Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

SCU Anthropology Rankings

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

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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The anthropology major at SCU 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
Best Anthropology Schools	34
Most Focused Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	176
Best Value Anthropology Schools	244

Anthropology Student Demographics at SCU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the anthropology majors at Santa Clara University.

SCU Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 anthropology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SCU, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in anthropology at SCU are white. This is typical for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities in its anthropology bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Santa Clara University with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Economics

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 Santa Clara University.

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 Arnaudh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.