Anthropology at University of California - Los Angeles

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 University of California - Los Angeles stacks up to those at other schools.

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 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.

UCLA Anthropology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Anthropology
• Doctorate Degree in Anthropology

UCLA Anthropology Rankings

There were 12 students who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #7 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at UCLA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the anthropology majors at University of California - Los Angeles.

UCLA Anthropology Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in anthropology from UCLA. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in anthropology each year. UCLA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from UCLA, 78% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Los Angeles with a master's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Archeology
• Geography & Cartography
• Political Science & Government
• Other Social Sciences
• Sociology

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 University of California - Los Angeles.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Nikhil Kulkarni under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.