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2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$32,150 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,889 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of California - Davis to be the best value school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great value for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UC Berkeley is ranked #3 for overall quality for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies in the Far Western US Region .

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Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 a year.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of California - San Diego Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a very large student population.

UW Seattle graduate students pay an average of $30,912 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Santa Barbara helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Far Western US Region . UCSB is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCSB also did well on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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University of California - Los Angeles did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. UCLA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCLA also did well on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

With a ranking of #7, Stanford University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 per year.

Stanford did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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University of California - Santa Cruz ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a large student population.

UC Santa Cruz graduate students pay an average of $28,997 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Hawaii at Manoa did quite well on this year’s best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UH Manoa is a large public school located in the city of Honolulu.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH Manoa are $34,550 a year.

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With a ranking of #10, University of California - Riverside did quite well on this year’s best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UCR is a fairly large public school located in the city of Riverside.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCR are $28,569 a year.

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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 10 schools only.

  • 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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