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Other Culture & Gender Studies

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Types of Degrees Other Culture & Gender Studies Majors Are Earning

Those studying Other Culture & Gender Studies can earn degrees at several award levels.

Award Level	Graduates
Bachelor’s Degree	28
Master’s Degree	16
Doctor’s Degree	3

What Other Culture & Gender Studies Majors Need to Know

Coursework for Other Culture & Gender Studies emphasize a specific mix of knowledge, skills, and abilities — derived from O*NET surveys of workers in occupations that Other Culture & Gender Studies graduates commonly enter.

Knowledge Areas

This major prepares you for careers needing Other Culture & Gender Studies emphasizes the following knowledge areas:

• Education and Training — Importance 4.6 / 5; level 6 / 7.
• English Language — Importance 4.6 / 5; level 6.0 / 7.
• Sociology and Anthropology — Importance 3.7 / 5; level 5.1 / 7.
• History and Archeology — Importance 3.6 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Foreign Language — Importance 3.5 / 5; level 4.4 / 7.

^{Importance is rated 1–5; level is 1–7. Source: ONET Online — weighted across related occupations.*}

Skills

Skills emphasized by a Other Culture & Gender Studies program reflects the day-to-day work of related occupations:

• Reading Comprehension — Importance 4.2 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Speaking — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.8 / 7.
• Instructing — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 3.9 / 7.
• Learning Strategies — Importance 4 / 5; level 4 / 7.
• Active Listening — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.2 / 7.

Abilities

The cognitive and physical abilities most relevant to Other Culture & Gender Studies careers — again drawn from O*NET surveys of related occupations:

• Written Expression — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Oral Expression — Importance 4.1 / 5; level 5 / 7.
• Speech Clarity — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.6 / 7.
• Written Comprehension — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.
• Oral Comprehension — Importance 4 / 5; level 4.9 / 7.

Common Job Activities

Day-to-day, Other Culture & Gender Studies graduates report doing:

Activity	Frequency / Importance
Training and Teaching Others	4.6 / 7
Getting Information	4.5 / 7
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates	4.5 / 7
Thinking Creatively	4.4 / 7
Establishing and Maintaining Interpersonal Relationships	4.3 / 7
Organizing, Planning, and Prioritizing Work	4.3 / 7
Developing Objectives and Strategies	4.2 / 7
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events	4.1 / 7
Documenting/Recording Information	4.1 / 7
Coaching and Developing Others	4.1 / 7

Technology Skills Used on the Job

Most frequently-cited tools used by Other Culture & Gender Studies professionals:

Tool / Software	Category	In-Demand
Course management system software	Computer based training software	—
Google Docs	Word processing software	—
Blackboard Learn	Computer based training software	—
Sakai CLE	Computer based training software	—
Google Drive	Cloud-based data access and sharing software	—
Calendar and scheduling software	Calendar and scheduling software	—
Microsoft Windows	Operating system software	—
Collaborative editing software	Word processing software	—
YouTube	Video creation and editing software	—
iParadigms Turnitin	Information retrieval or search software	—
Desire2Learn LMS software	Computer based training software	—
Learning management system LMS	Computer based training software	—

^{Source: ONET Online technology skills, weighted across related occupations.*}

Sample Job Titles

Real job postings for Other Culture & Gender Studies graduates include:

• Gender Studies Lecturer
• College Faculty Member
• University Faculty Member
• Ethnic Studies Teacher
• Latin American Studies Professor
• Assistant Professor
• Ethnology Professor
• American Studies Professor
• Hawaiian Studies Lecturer
• Women’s Studies Professor
• Adjunct Professor
• Associate Professor
• Ethnic Origins Teacher
• Gender Studies Professor
• Professor

Education Typically Required

Across the occupations open to Other Culture & Gender Studies graduates, the typical level of education actually held by current workers is distributed as:

Education Level	Share of Workers
Doctoral degree	60.5%
Master’s degree	31.0%
Post-doctoral training	4.0%
Post-master’s certificate	3.2%
First professional degree	1.1%
High school diploma or equivalent	0.2%

^{Source: ONET Online education / training / experience requirements.*}

Who Is Earning a Degree in Other Culture & Gender Studies?

Gender Distribution

This field skews predominantly female, with women earning 83% of Other Culture & Gender Studies degrees.

Gender	Graduates	Share
Women	39	83.0%
Men	8	17.0%

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

At the national level, the racial-ethnic distribution of Other Culture & Gender Studies graduates is as follows:

Race / Ethnicity	Graduates	Share
White	18	38.3%
Asian	4	8.5%
Hispanic or Latino	4	8.5%
Black or African American	10	21.3%
Two or More Races	3	6.4%
Race Unknown	6	12.8%
International Students	2	4.3%

^{See minority definition below.}

Related Programs

You may also be interested in these closely related fields of study:

Program	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Cultural Gender Studies	15,044
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	9,122
Area Studies	5,875
AREA, ETHNIC, CULTURAL, GENDER, AND GROUP STUDIES	—

References

The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students and international students. This number is then divided by the total number of students to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS)
• O*NET Online
• U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
• U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard

More about our data sources and methodologies.