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Overview for Anthropology

A program that focuses on the systematic study of human beings, their antecedents and related primates, and their cultural behavior and institutions, in comparative perspective. Includes instruction in biological/physical anthropology, primatology, human paleontology and prehistoric archeology, hominid evolution, anthropological linguistics, ethnography, ethnology, ethnohistory, socio-cultural anthropology, psychological anthropology, research methods, and applications to areas such as medicine, forensic pathology, museum studies, and international affairs.

Careers for Anthropology Majors

A major in Anthropology is highly relevant for the following careers. National averages for wages in each career is provided.

Colleges Offering a Major in Anthropology

Top 41 California Colleges with the highest percentage of Anthropology among the 2007-2008 graduating class.

AddInfoCollege Name Degrees Awarded/
Percentage
SelectivityTuition
University of California-Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz, CA
 136
(3.9%)
Less Selective- 
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA
 134
(2.7%)
Moderately Selective$20,608 
Pitzer College
Claremont, CA
 6
(2.6%)
Most Selective$37,870 
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University of California-Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA
 181
(2.6%)
Most Selective$20,021 
Vanguard University of Southern California
Costa Mesa, CA
 12
(2.5%)
Less Selective$24,310 
Humboldt State University
Arcata, CA
 30
(2.3%)
Less Selective$14,318 
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CA
 36
(2.2%)
Less Selective$14,442 
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Biola University
La Mirada, CA
 18
(2.0%)
Less Selective$26,424 
Stanford University
Stanford, CA
 33
(2.0%)
Most Selective$36,798 
University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
 139
(2.0%)
Most Selective$22,021 
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Degrees awarded represents the number of bachelor's degrees awarded among the 2007-2008 graduating class.