Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Foothill College

If you are interested in studying area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, you may want to check out the program at Foothill College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Foothill College is located in Los Altos Hills, California and has a total student population of 14,605.

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.

Foothill College Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

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

Foothill College Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

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Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at Foothill College

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

Foothill College Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies only graduates about 27% men each year. The program at Foothill College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

Foothill College 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 30% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Foothill College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	7
Area Studies	3

Related Majors

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

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 Foothill College.

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.