Anthropology at University of California - Santa Barbara

What traits are you looking for in a anthropology school? To help you decide if University of California - Santa Barbara is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's anthropology program.

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and has a total student population of 26,179. 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.

UCSB Anthropology Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Anthropology

UCSB Anthropology Rankings

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in anthropology, making the school the #93 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Anthropology Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Anthropology Master’s Program

Of the 5 anthropology students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCSB, about 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 30% men graduate in anthropology each year. UCSB does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

Of the students who received a anthropology master's degree from UCSB, 80% 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 - Santa Barbara with a master's in anthropology.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Related Majors

• Sociology
• Political Science & Government
• Geography & Cartography
• Economics

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 - Santa Barbara.

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 Nandaro under License

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