Anthropology at University of California - Irvine

If you are interested in studying anthropology, you may want to check out the program at University of California - Irvine. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303. In 2021, 78 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Irvine.

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

UC Irvine Anthropology Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology
• Master’s Degree in Anthropology
• Doctorate Degree in Anthropology

UC Irvine Anthropology Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks anthropology programs across the country. The following shows how UC Irvine performed in these rankings.

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 UC Irvine 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 Doctor’s Degree Schools	40

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from UC Irvine. This makes it the #110 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 8 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #16 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Anthropology Graduates from UC Irvine Make?

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Irvine is $26,030. This is 3% higher than $25,284, which is the national average for all anthropology bachelor's degree recipients.

Anthropology Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

Of the 78 anthropology students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Irvine, about 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Irvine since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 34% 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 University of California - Irvine with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	17
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	30
White	15
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UC Irvine Anthropology Master’s Program

Of the 3 anthropology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UC Irvine, about 33% were men and 67% were women.

In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 62% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Irvine with a master's in anthropology.

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

UC Irvine also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 8 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Demography & Population Studies
• General Social Sciences
• Urban Studies
• Sociology
• 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 University of California - Irvine.

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 TFNorman under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.