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2023 Most Popular Anthropology Schools in California

25 Colleges
$27,082 Avg Salary
$18,467 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Anthropology 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Anthropology Schools in California ranking. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in California to see which programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Anthropology program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Anthropology Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Berkeley the most popular school in California for anthropology students. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

Full Anthropology at University of California - Berkeley Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Los Angeles is a great place for anthropology students. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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#3

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Stanford University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Anthropology Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Anthropology Schools in California list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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The excellent programs at California State University - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best anthropology schools in California. Located in the city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Anthropology at California State University - Los Angeles Report

University of California - Irvine did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for anthropology students. It came in at #6 on the list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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University of California - San Diego came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Anthropology Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Fullerton ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Anthropology Schools in California list. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

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Humboldt State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for anthropology students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the town of Arcata, Humboldt State University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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University of California - Riverside did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for anthropology students. It came in at #10 on the list. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Riverside.

Full Anthropology at University of California - Riverside Report

Best Anthropology Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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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 25 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.

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