by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Anthropology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Anthropology is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at American River College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in anthropology, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
Online degrees for the American River anthropology associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the American River Online Learning page.
About 76.2% of the students who received their Associate in anthropology in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 68.5%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in anthropology at American River in 2019-2020, 61.9% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 60%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 3 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 8 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Anthropology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Anthropology | 21 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to anthropology.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| General Social Sciences | 601 |
| Economics | 26 |
| Geography & Cartography | 19 |
| International Relations & National Security | 2 |
| Political Science & Government | 27 |
*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.
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