Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of California - San Diego

What traits are you looking for in a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies school? To help you decide if University of California - San Diego is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year. 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.

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

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

UCSD Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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

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

UCSD 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 UCSD in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. UCSD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 26% more men than average.

In the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 18% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

If you plan to be a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - San Diego. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	7
Area Studies	5

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Psychology
• Education
• Social Sciences

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 University of California - San Diego.

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

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