Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at California State University - Northridge

If you plan to study area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, take a look at what California State University - Northridge has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CSUN is located in Northridge, California and has a total student population of 40,381. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies section at the bottom of this page.

CSUN Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

CSUN Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at CSUN

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at California State University - Northridge.

CSUN Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

Of the 9 students who earned a master's degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies from CSUN in 2020-2021, 44% were men and 56% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. CSUN does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 78% of degree recipients. That is 41% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from California State University - Northridge with a master's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from California State University - Northridge. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	9

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

Careers That Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for California State University - Northridge.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Interpreters and Translators	9,310	$58,180
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,280	$96,200

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Cbl62 under License

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