Anthropology
Associate in Arts
Program Details
An Associate in Arts Degree may be earned by completing a minimum of 60 units of degree credit coursework, including the major requirements and breadth requirements, with a minimum grade point average of 2.0. Students must complete all courses required for the major with a grade of C or better.
Anthropology Pathways
Pathways listed below are for the catalog year 2025-2026. Maps for previous years are available on each pathway page. What is a catalog year?
Featured Careers
Find your calling. Explore high-earning careers with entry-level data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Anthropologists and Archeologists
Doctoral degree, Master's degree
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 44,510
- High salary: 104,510
- Average salary: 64910
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary
Doctoral degree
- Job growth: Stable
- Low salary: 51,380
- High salary: 169,090
- Average salary: 95770
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers
Bachelor's degree
- Job growth: Rising
- Low salary: 68,860
- High salary: 227,590
- Average salary: 136550
All Careers in Anthropology (9)
| Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers | Bachelor's degree | Rising | 136,550 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Compliance Managers | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Rising | 136,550 |
| Loss Prevention Managers | Bachelor's degree, High school diploma/GED | Rising | 136,550 |
| Managers, All Other | - n/a | - n/a | 136,550 |
| Regulatory Affairs Managers | Bachelor's degree, Master's degree | Rising | 136,550 |
| Wind Energy Development Managers | Bachelor's degree, Associate's degree | Rising | 136,550 |
| Wind Energy Operations Managers | Associate's degree, Bachelor's degree | Rising | 136,550 |
| Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary | Doctoral degree | Stable | 95,770 |
| Anthropologists and Archeologists | Doctoral degree, Master's degree | Rising | 64,910 |
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Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes help you work towards your educational goals.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the scientific methodas it pertains to anthropological investigation and conclusions.
- Describe why humans are biological creatures and are a natural development of evolutionary forces.
- Explain that culture is a major component of human development.
- Show how the human archaeological past is revealed through the material remains left behind by now extinct societies.