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2023 Most Popular Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in California

12 Colleges
$49,455 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Anthropology Doctor's Degree School for You

Anthropology is the #93 most popular major in California with 193 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Anthropology Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 12 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Anthropology program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for anthropology majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in California for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Women make up 62% of the anthropology majors at the school.

Full Anthropology at University of California - Berkeley Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Los Angeles. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Women make up 67% of the anthropology majors at the school.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular anthropology schools in California. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in anthropology at Stanford, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 78% of the anthropology majors at the school.

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Out of the 12 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Irvine landed the # 5 spot on the list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

About 63% of the students majoring in anthropology at the school are women while 38% are male.

Full Anthropology at University of California - Irvine Report

With a ranking of #6, University of California - Davis did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

Of the 7 students majoring in anthropology at UC Davis, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for anthropology students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in anthropology at the school are women while 17% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - San Francisco did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for anthropology students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, UCSF is a public college with a small student population.

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University of California - Riverside ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Anthropology Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

Of the 2 students majoring in anthropology at UCR, 50% are male and 50% are female.

Full Anthropology at University of California - Riverside Report

California Institute of Integral Studies landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree anthropology programs. CIIS is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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Best Anthropology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Anthropology Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 13
Oregon 28
Nevada 12
Hawaii 11
Alaska 6

Anthropology is one of 12 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Economics 6,173
International Relations & National Security 5,010
Political Science & Government 2,664
Geography & Cartography 2,315
Sociology 1,907

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 12 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Deror avi.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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