Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at College of the Canyons

If you plan to study area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies, take a look at what College of the Canyons has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

College of the Canyons is located in Santa Clarita, California and approximately 20,573 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies section at the bottom of this page.

College of the Canyons Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

College of the Canyons Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at College of the Canyons

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies majors at College of the Canyons.

College of the Canyons Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at College of the Canyons may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

College of the Canyons does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of the Canyons with a associate's in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

If you plan to be a area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of the Canyons. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	5

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• English Language & Literature

Careers That Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for College of the Canyons.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Interpreters and Translators	9,310	$58,180
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,280	$96,200

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.