Anthropology at University of Southern California

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 46,287.

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

USC Anthropology Degrees Available

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

USC Anthropology Rankings

The anthropology major at USC 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 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.

Anthropology Student Demographics at USC

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

USC Anthropology Bachelor’s Program

56% Women

56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 28% men. So male students are more repesented at USC since its program graduates 17% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 Southern California with a bachelor's in anthropology.

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

USC Anthropology Master’s Program

67% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of anthropology master's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 28% men graduate in anthropology each year. USC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from USC, 56% were white. This is typical for this degree on the natiowide level. In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 44% of degree recipients. That is 7% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Anthropology

The following anthropology concentations are available at University of Southern California. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Southern California. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Anthropology	17

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 Southern California.

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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