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

What traits are you looking for in a area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies school? To help you decide if Occidental College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies program.

Oxy is located in Los Angeles, California and approximately 1,839 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.

Oxy Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

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

Oxy Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies major at Oxy is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at Oxy

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

Oxy Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Oxy since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 17% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	9

Related Majors

• English Language & Literature
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Social Sciences

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

A degree in area, ethnic, culture, & 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 Occidental 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
• Image Credit: By The Port of Authority under License

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