by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking.
Anthropology is the 77th most popular major in the country with 11,415 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, anthropology graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $26,616 and had an average of $23,038 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 3,495 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,048 and $20,033 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 879 anthropology graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 99 colleges that offer a degree in anthropology. That schools that top this list have a program in anthropology in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The anthropology school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region”.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree anthropology students.
Out of the 99 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cerro Coso Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Ridgecrest, California, and it awarded 13 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 99 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cabrillo College landed the #2 spot on the list. Cabrillo College is a medium-sized public school situated in Aptos, California. It awarded 27 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region list. Columbia Junior College is a small public school situated in Sonora, California. It awarded 6 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego City College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Diego City College is located in San Diego, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 15 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oxnard College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region. Located in Oxnard, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 25 diplomas to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
Woodland Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Woodland, California, this small public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
Santa Rosa Junior College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Santa Rosa, California, this fairly large public school handed out 39 degrees to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
Sacramento City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #8. Located in Sacramento, California, this fairly large public school awarded 20 diplomas to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
Foothill College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #9. Foothill College is located in Los Altos Hills, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 17 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
San Diego Mesa College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Diego Mesa College is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 14 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #11, College of Marin did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region list. College of Marin is a public institution located in Kentfield, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, Copper Mountain Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region list. CMC is a small school located in Joshua Tree, California that handed out 2 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
Las Positas College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Las Positas College is a medium-sized school located in Livermore, California that handed out 8 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
West Valley College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. West Valley College is located in Saratoga, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 11 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #15, College of the Desert did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region list. College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s anthropology degrees to qualified students.
Butte College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Butte College is a public institution located in Oroville, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Cosumnes River College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region list. Cosumnes River is a fairly large public school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 8 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
American River College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. American River College is a large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 20 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Moorpark College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Moorpark, California, this fairly large public school handed out 27 degrees to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
Long Beach City College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Long Beach City College is a large public school situated in Long Beach, California. It awarded 25 associates’s anthropology degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #21, Lake Tahoe Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region list. LTCC is a public institution located in South Lake Tahoe, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cypress College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Cypress, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Skyline College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in San Bruno, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Crafton Hills College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #24. Located in Yucaipa, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 7 degrees to qualified associates’s anthropology students in 2020-2021.
Berkeley City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Anthropology Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #25. Berkeley, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s anthropology degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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