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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in California

22 Colleges
$28,929 Avg Salary
$17,777 Avg Student Debt

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 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies program at each school on the list.

Check out the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

Our analysis found University of California - Los Angeles to be the most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a degree in California. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#2

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Claremont Graduate University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in California. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Los Angeles. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Cal State LA is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in California ranking. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

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#8

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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University of California - Davis came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in California ranking. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

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#10

San Jose State University

San Jose, CA

San Jose State University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in California list. San Jose State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Jose.

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

Explore all the Most Popular 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 22 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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