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2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in California

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$18,790 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,889 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree 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 Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 8 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 California

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.

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

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 California. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Davis are $13,608 per year.

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

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 fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $14,160 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UC Berkeley also made our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #3.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - San Diego helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in California. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSD are $13,564 per year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Los Angeles helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in California. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCLA are $13,036 per year.

UCLA also claimed a spot on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of California - Los Angeles Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Santa Barbara. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCSB are $13,581 a year.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of California - Santa Barbara Report

University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California ranking. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Santa Cruz are $13,895 a year.

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University of California - Riverside landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCR are $13,467 a year.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Stanford are $55,011 a year.

Stanford not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list.

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

Explore all the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools 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 8 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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