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

If you plan to study area, ethnic, culture, and 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

• Basic Certificate in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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, and 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, 0% of area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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, and gender studies graduates 10% 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, and gender studies.

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

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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

A degree in area, ethnic, culture, and 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.