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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$27,709 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,643 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master'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 Master's Degree Schools

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

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 master’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

SDSU graduate students pay an average of $19,074 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

SFSU graduate students pay an average of $18,242 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSULB are $17,784 per year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State Fullerton are $17,914 per 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at USFCA are $27,250 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, USFCA is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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University of California - Davis landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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

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

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 working on their master’s degree. 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.

UCLA also took the #5 spot in our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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University of California - San Diego landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. 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.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCSD is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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

California State University - Northridge came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

CSUN graduate students pay an average of $17,981 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 18 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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