Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of Southern California

Every area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at University of Southern California stacks up to those at other schools.

USC is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 46,287 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 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.

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

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

USC 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 USC

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

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

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at USC awarded 17 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 41% of these degrees went to men with the other 59% going to women.

In the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 41% of degree recipients. That is 4% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Southern California. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	20
Ethnic Studies	4

Related Majors

• History
• Library Science
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism

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 Southern California.

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 Original uploader was Padsquad19 at en.wikipedia under License

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