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

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

Laney College is located in Oakland, California and approximately 9,225 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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Laney 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 50% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

The following area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies concentations are available at Laney College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Laney College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	17
Area Studies	1

Related Majors

• History
• 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 Laney 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.