Area Studies at Cuesta College

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

Cuesta College is located in San Luis Obispo, California and approximately 10,093 students attend the school each year.

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

Cuesta College Area Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Area Studies

Cuesta College Area Studies Rankings

Area Studies Student Demographics at Cuesta College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area studies majors at Cuesta College.

Cuesta College Area Studies Associate’s Program

25% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of area studies associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in area studies only graduates about 39% men each year. The program at Cuesta College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 36% more women than average.

Cuesta College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in area studies graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cuesta College with a associate's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Area Studies

If you plan to be a area 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 Cuesta College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Ethnic Studies

Careers That Area Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area 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 Cuesta College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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