What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Anthropology at California State University-Los Angeles

This page combines two federal data products: IPEDS institutional characteristics for California State University-Los Angeles and the College Scorecard field-of-study (FOS) file for Anthropology at the master's credential level. The FOS file is keyed by CIP (Classification of Instructional Programs) code, which means earnings and debt figures here reflect only graduates of this specific program – not the school as a whole. IPEDS reports 13 completers in the most recent cohort for this program at California State University-Los Angeles, the denominator behind the median earnings figure.

Median graduate earnings are not published for this program-school combination, which can reflect source reporting or privacy treatment. Compared to the national mean of $54,725 across all institutions offering Anthropology, graduates here earn at a level the national comparison cannot yet quantify. Across all programs at California State University-Los Angeles, the mean median-earnings figure is $70,314, providing internal context for whether this specific field out-earns other options at the same institution.

Debt signals complete the ROI picture. The median cumulative federal loan debt for Anthropology graduates at California State University-Los Angeles is $54,074, which translates to roughly $451 per month on a standard 10-year repayment plan. Program-level debt and four-year post-completion earnings come from the Department of Education’s College Scorecard field-of-study snapshot retrieved in March 2026.