Anthropology at University of California - Santa Barbara

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

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 26,179. In 2021, 152 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from UCSB.

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

UCSB Anthropology Degrees Available

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

UCSB Anthropology Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the anthropology progam at UCSB 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 UCSB 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 Master’s Degree Schools	29
Most Focused Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	33
Best Anthropology Schools	49
Best Value Anthropology Bachelor’s Degree Schools	175

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from UCSB. This makes it the #66 most popular school for anthropology master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #93 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

How Much Do Anthropology Graduates from UCSB Make?

The median salary of anthropology students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSB is $28,935. This is 14% higher than $25,284, which is the national average for all anthropology bachelor's degree recipients.

Anthropology Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

The anthropology program at UCSB awarded 152 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 35% of these degrees went to men with the other 65% going to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at UCSB since its program graduates 9% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	15
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	46
White	64
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UCSB Anthropology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students earned a master's degree in anthropology from UCSB. About 60% of these graduates were women and the other 40% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 26% men graduate in anthropology each year. UCSB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from UCSB, 80% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Geography & Cartography
• 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 - Santa Barbara.

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 Nandaro under License

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