Anthropology at University of California - Riverside

What traits are you looking for in a anthropology school? To help you decide if University of California - Riverside is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's anthropology program.

UCR is located in Riverside, California and has a total student population of 26,434. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 121 students received a bachelor's degree in anthropology from UCR.

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

UCR Anthropology Degrees Available

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

UCR Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at UCR 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 UCR 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	55
	73
Best Value Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools	95
Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	286

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from UCR. This makes it the #52 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #66 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Anthropology Graduates from UCR Make?

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCR is $24,074. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $25,284 for all anthropology students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

The anthropology program at UCR awarded 121 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 32% of these degrees went to men with the other 68% going to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at UCR since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 - Riverside with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	16
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	69
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UCR Anthropology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 anthropology majors earned their master's degree from UCR. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 12% better than the national average.*

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

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

UCR also has a doctoral program available in anthropology. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Other Social Sciences
• International Relations & National Security
• Political Science & Government
• Economics
• Sociology

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 - Riverside.

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 Amerique under License

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