Anthropology at University of Southern California

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. In 2021, 10 anthropology majors received their bachelor's degree from USC.

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

Each year, College Factual ranks anthropology programs across the country. The following shows how USC performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	89
Most Focused Anthropology Master’s Degree Schools	116

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in anthropology from USC. This makes it the #41 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.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of anthropology bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical anthropology bachelor's degree program is made up of only 26% men. So male students are more repesented at USC since its program graduates 14% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 32% 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	4
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

USC Anthropology Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students graduated with a master's degree in anthropology from USC. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 71% of degree recipients. That is 33% 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	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Related Majors

• Archeology
• General Social Sciences
• Geography & Cartography
• Sociology
• Urban Studies

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
• Image Credit: By Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.