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Anthropology at San Jose State University

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Anthropology at San Jose State University

Every anthropology school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the anthropology program at San Jose State University stacks up to those at other schools.

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and approximately 36,208 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received their master's degree in anthropology.

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

San Jose State Anthropology Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Anthropology

San Jose State Anthropology Rankings

Anthropology Student Demographics at San Jose State

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the anthropology majors at San Jose State University.

San Jose State Anthropology Master’s Program

80% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The anthropology program at San Jose State awarded 5 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

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In the anthropology master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 38% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Jose State University with a master's in anthropology.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 San Jose State University.

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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