Colleges 43
Public 29
Graduates in 2023-24 1,323
Typical earnings 1 yr after $34,545
Typical earnings 4 yrs after $50,850
National, 4 yrs after $46,120
University of California-Berkeley Sonoma State University San Francisco State University University of California-San Diego University of California-Davis University of California-Santa Barbara University of California-Los Angeles California State University-Fullerton San Diego State University University of California-Santa Cruz California State University-Channel Islands University of California-Irvine California State University-San Marcos California State University-Fresno California State University-Sacramento California State University-Long Beach California State University-Stanislaus University of California-Riverside California State University-Northridge California State University-Chico California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt California State University-San Bernardino California State Polytechnic University-Pomona California State University-Los Angeles University of California-Merced Biola University California Baptist University California State University-Bakersfield California State University-Dominguez Hills California State University-East Bay Chapman University Claremont McKenna College Pitzer College Pomona College Saint Mary's College of California San Jose State University Santa Clara University Scripps College Stanford University University of La Verne University of San Diego University of Southern California Whittier College All anthropology programs in California Sorted by earnings four years after graduation. Click a heading to sort.
College Graduates (2023-24) Earnings 1 yr after Earnings 4 yrs after Median debt University of California-Berkeley Berkeley, CA 79 $37,802 $64,359 $11,310 Sonoma State University Rohnert Park, CA 17 $27,912 $62,674 n/a San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA 20 $42,054 $61,300 n/a University of California-San Diego La Jolla, CA 83 $32,509 $56,982 $13,000 University of California-Davis Davis, CA 64 $34,545 $56,836 $11,730 University of California-Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 117 $37,165 $56,238 $10,388 University of California-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 190 $36,009 $54,905 $12,500 California State University-Fullerton Fullerton, CA 32 $44,837 $54,092 $16,500 San Diego State University San Diego, CA 48 $40,983 $53,991 $13,000 University of California-Santa Cruz Santa Cruz, CA 101 $28,719 $52,315 $15,000 California State University-Channel Islands Camarillo, CA 15 n/a $51,951 n/a University of California-Irvine Irvine, CA 55 $33,170 $50,850 $13,433 California State University-San Marcos San Marcos, CA 12 $30,664 $49,848 n/a California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA 14 $25,045 $49,187 n/a California State University-Sacramento Sacramento, CA 52 $43,278 $48,367 $14,750 California State University-Long Beach Long Beach, CA 50 $36,776 $47,166 $12,500 California State University-Stanislaus Turlock, CA 14 n/a $46,321 n/a University of California-Riverside Riverside, CA 68 $35,867 $45,821 $16,500 California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA 42 $28,343 $43,192 $10,750 California State University-Chico Chico, CA 41 $34,898 $43,153 $12,780 California State Polytechnic University-Humboldt Arcata, CA 28 $30,842 $41,464 n/a California State University-San Bernardino San Bernardino, CA 14 $25,008 $40,417 n/a California State Polytechnic University-Pomona Pomona, CA 27 $35,866 $37,443 $18,244 California State University-Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA 22 $32,391 n/a n/a University of California-Merced Merced, CA 12 $27,746 n/a n/a Biola University La Mirada, CA 0 n/a n/a n/a California Baptist University Riverside, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Bakersfield Bakersfield, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a California State University-Dominguez Hills Carson, CA 10 n/a n/a n/a California State University-East Bay Hayward, CA 15 n/a n/a n/a Chapman University Orange, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a Claremont McKenna College Claremont, CA 0 n/a n/a n/a Pitzer College Claremont, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a Pomona College Claremont, CA 4 n/a n/a n/a Saint Mary's College of California Moraga, CA 5 n/a n/a n/a San Jose State University San Jose, CA 22 n/a n/a n/a Santa Clara University Santa Clara, CA 7 n/a n/a n/a Scripps College Claremont, CA 6 n/a n/a n/a Stanford University Stanford, CA 7 n/a n/a n/a University of La Verne La Verne, CA 3 n/a n/a n/a University of San Diego San Diego, CA 2 n/a n/a n/a University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA 11 n/a n/a n/a Whittier College Whittier, CA 1 n/a n/a n/a
Frequently asked questions How many colleges in California offer anthropology? 43 colleges in California awarded bachelor's degrees in anthropology in 2022-23 or 2023-24, 29 of them public.
Where do anthropology graduates earn the most in California? University of California-Berkeley, with median earnings of $64,359 four years after graduation (programs with at least 5 graduates).
Anthropology nationwide · All colleges in California
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard field of study file, data release of October 15, 2026. Earnings are medians for graduates who received federal aid and were working, not enrolled. One-year figures: graduates of 2020-21 and 2021-22, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. Four-year figures: graduates of 2017-18 and 2018-19, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars. More on the data .