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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

16 Colleges
$16,636 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,929 Avg Salary

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.

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 California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 16 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in California

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
$8,136 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found San Diego State University to be the best value school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a degree in California. 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 in-state undergraduate at SDSU are $8,136 a year.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$7,304 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 California list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SFSU are $7,304 a year.

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$6,846 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in California. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSULB are $6,846 a year.

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$6,976 Average Tuition & Fees

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

Cal State Fullerton undergraduate students pay an average of $6,976 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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$14,226 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great value for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley are $14,226 per 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 California list.

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

$14,645 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UC Davis are $14,645 a year.

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$13,258 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - Los Angeles landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

UCLA undergraduate students pay an average of $13,258 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

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$14,700 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #8, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UCSD are $14,700 a year.

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$7,043 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Northridge came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in California ranking. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CSUN are $7,043 a year.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at California State University - Northridge Report

$14,417 Average Tuition & Fees

University of California - Santa Barbara came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in California ranking. UCSB is a very large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

UCSB undergraduate students pay an average of $14,417 in in-state tuition and fees each 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 California list.

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

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

Explore all the Best Value 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.

  • 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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