The main focus area for this major is Anthropology. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Anthropology is a major offered under the social sciences program of study at University of California - Santa Cruz. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in anthropology, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The bachelor's program at UC Santa Cruz was ranked #118 on College Factual's Best Schools for anthropology list. It is also ranked #13 in California.
Here are some of the other rankings for UC Santa Cruz.
The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $11,442 | $41,196 |
Fees | $2,583 | $2,583 |
Books and Supplies | $1,162 | $1,162 |
On Campus Room and Board | $18,866 | $18,866 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $5,084 | $5,084 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at UC Santa Cruz in Anthropology walked away with an average of $20,700 in student debt. That is 8% lower than the national average of $22,505.
anthropology who receive their bachelor’s degree from UC Santa Cruz make an average of $27,729 a year during the early days of their career. That is 14% higher than the national average of $24,323.
UC Santa Cruz does not offer an online option for its anthropology bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Santa Cruz Online Learning page.
About 69.3% of the students who received their Bachelor’s in anthropology in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 74.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 62.9% of the anthropology bachelor’s degrees at UC Santa Cruz in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 38%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 10 |
Black or African American | 1 |
Hispanic or Latino | 61 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 47 |
International Students | 2 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 19 |
Anthropology students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Anthropology | 140 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to anthropology.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Archeology | 3 |
Economics | 165 |
Political Science & Government | 163 |
Sociology | 251 |
*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.
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