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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

15 Colleges
$15,627 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,643 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master'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 Master's Degree Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in California to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in California

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 California. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

SDSU graduate students pay an average of $9,570 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Francisco State University is a great value for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SFSU are $8,738 a year.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at San Francisco State University Report

The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - Long Beach 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. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at CSULB are $8,280 a year.

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

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Fullerton. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California list. Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Fullerton.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cal State Fullerton are $8,410 per year.

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

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 working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the 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 Master’s Degree Schools in California list, coming in at #2.

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

University of California - Davis landed the #6 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 small suburb of Davis.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UC Davis are $13,608 a year.

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

University of California - Los Angeles came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California ranking. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

UCLA graduate students pay an average of $13,036 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UCLA is ranked #4 for overall quality for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies in California.

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University of California - San Diego landed the #8 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 in-state graduate student at UCSD are $13,564 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 California list.

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

California State University - Northridge came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in California 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 $8,477 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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

University of California - Irvine landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. UC Irvine is a fairly large public school located in the city of Irvine.

UC Irvine graduate students pay an average of $13,356 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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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 15 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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