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2023 Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in California

16 Colleges
$28,929 Avg Salary
$17,777 Avg Student Debt

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

With 319 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies is the #27 most popular major in California.

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 California ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in California to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in California

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 analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a degree in California. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 2 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Diego State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in California list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 16 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Davis landed the # 4 spot on the list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

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#5

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of San Francisco is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. 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 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. 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 came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in California ranking. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

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University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

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University of California - Irvine came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in California ranking. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

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

Explore all the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 16 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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