Best UC For Anthropology?

kmazza
Fri, 10 Sep 2010 22:32:37 +0000

Anthropology at UCLA and UCB are more geared to graduate students and above. The undergraduate Anthropology programs are very dry at those research institutions whether physical or cultural. Plus just because are a University does not mean they are up to date and sometimes is the opposite. Many traditional programs like Anthropology at a research university are very slow to modernize which is one of the issues at UCLA and UCB.
UCSB has one of the the most comprehensive, challenging, fun, and flexible Anthropology programs amongst the UC’s. Overall though, the best bachelors degree program for Anthropology in a California public education institution is at CSU Chico. You would be much better off attending a state university and transferring to a UC for graduate studies if Anthropology is your major. If not you are wasting your time and money and won’t be as employable in such a field with just a BA in Anthropology from a UC. If you don’t care about working in the field and already have money but just want some obtuse or alternative Anthropology degree you may want to consider a private school.