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Area Studies at University of California - San Diego

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Area Studies at University of California - San Diego

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

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and approximately 39,576 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received their master's degree in area studies.

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

UCSD Area Studies Degrees Available

  • Master’s Degree in Area Studies

UCSD Area Studies Rankings

Area Studies Student Demographics at UCSD

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

UCSD Area Studies Master’s Program

40% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Of the 5 students who graduated with a master’s in area studies from UCSD in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women.

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In the area studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of degree recipients. That is 8% 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 studies.

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

Careers That Area Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area 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
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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