Anthropology at University of California - Irvine

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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.

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

UC Irvine Anthropology 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.

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.

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

63% Women

71% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Irvine since its program graduates 10% 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	8
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	10
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UC Irvine Anthropology Master’s Program

71% Women

57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 20% 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	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Anthropology

If you plan to be a anthropology major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Irvine. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	89

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
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