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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

20 Colleges
$35,819 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,874 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 20 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors pursuing a .

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

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$20,016 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named San Diego State University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SDSU are $20,016 a year.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$19,184 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Francisco State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.

SFSU undergraduate students pay an average of $19,184 in tuition and fees each year.

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$18,726 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSULB are $18,726 a year.

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Out of the 20 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Berkeley landed the # 4 spot on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

UC Berkeley undergraduate students pay an average of $43,980 in tuition and fees each year.

UC Berkeley not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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$18,856 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Fullerton. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

Cal State Fullerton undergraduate students pay an average of $18,856 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at USFCA are $53,472 per year.

USFCA excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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$44,399 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - Davis ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UC Davis are $44,399 a year.

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With a ranking of #8, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCLA are $43,012 per year.

UCLA also claimed a spot on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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$44,454 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - San Diego came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UCSD are $44,454 per year.

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With a ranking of #10, University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well on this year’s best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. UCSB is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UCSB are $44,171 a year.

UCSB excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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

Explore the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies colleges 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.

  • 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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