Anthropology is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at University of California - Riverside. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in anthropology, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at UCR was ranked #125 on College Factual's Best Schools for anthropology list. It is also ranked #15 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UCR.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
Fees | $2,417 | $2,417 |
Books and Supplies | $1,520 | $1,520 |
On Campus Room and Board | $16,261 | $16,261 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,717 | $3,717 |
Learn more about UCR tuition and fees.
One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UCR in Anthropology walked away with an average of $20,777 in student debt. That is 8% lower than the national average of $22,505.
anthropology who receive their bachelor’s degree from UCR make an average of $25,918 a year during the early days of their career. That is 7% higher than the national average of $24,323.
Online degrees for the UCR anthropology bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UCR Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in anthropology in 2019-2020, 69.5% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 74.4%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in anthropology at UCR in 2019-2020, 84.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 17 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 62 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
White | 13 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Anthropology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 103 |
Other Anthropology | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to anthropology.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Economics | 263 |
International Relations & National Security | 79 |
Political Science & Government | 247 |
Sociology | 339 |
Other Social Sciences | 31 |
*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.