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Anthropology at University of California - Merced

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Anthropology at University of California - Merced

If you plan to study anthropology, take a look at what University of California - Merced has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UC Merced is located in Merced, California and approximately 9,018 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 14 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from UC Merced.

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 Merced Anthropology Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Anthropology

UC Merced Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at UC Merced 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 UC Merced 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 Schools 171
181
184

Earnings of UC Merced Anthropology Graduates

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Merced is $27,866. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 10% higher than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology bachelor's degree recipients.

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Anthropology Student Demographics at UC Merced

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

UC Merced Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

79% Women
79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 - Merced with a bachelor's in anthropology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 10
White 2
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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

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 - Merced.

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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