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2023 Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region

20 Colleges
$29,874 Avg Salary
$18,723 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies was ranked #29 in the country. In fact 2,911 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges.

Top 10 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the best school in the Far Western US Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of California - Davis helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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#5

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 20 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Francisco landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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University of California - San Diego landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Los Angeles ranked #8 on this year’s Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCSB is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #10 on this year’s Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

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Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 319
Washington 35
Oregon 44
Nevada 6
Hawaii 23
Alaska 3

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Area Studies 1,825
Ethnic Studies 1,081
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 5

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 20 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to G. Mützel.

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