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Anthropology at West Valley College

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Anthropology at West Valley College

If you plan to study anthropology, take a look at what West Valley College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

West Valley College is located in Saratoga, California and approximately 7,513 students attend the school each year.

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

West Valley College Anthropology Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Anthropology

West Valley College Anthropology Rankings

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Anthropology Student Demographics at West Valley College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the anthropology majors at West Valley College.

West Valley College Anthropology Associate’s Program

55% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of anthropology associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in anthropology only graduates about 26% men each year. The program at West Valley College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 19% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in anthropology at West Valley College are white. Around 73% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from West Valley College with a associate's in anthropology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 West Valley College.

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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