Ethnic Studies at Foothill College

Every ethnic studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ethnic studies program at Foothill College stacks up to those at other schools.

Foothill College is located in Los Altos Hills, California and approximately 14,605 students attend the school each year.

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

Foothill College Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

Foothill College Ethnic Studies Rankings

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at Foothill College

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

Foothill College Ethnic Studies Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of ethnic studies associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in ethnic studies only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at Foothill College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 24% 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 ethnic studies graduates 43% 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 ethnic studies.

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

Related Majors

• Area Studies

Careers That Ethnic Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in ethnic 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.