Ethnic Studies at Rio Hondo College

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

RHCCD is located in Whittier, California and approximately 15,692 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.

RHCCD Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Ethnic Studies

RHCCD Ethnic Studies Rankings

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at RHCCD

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

RHCCD Ethnic Studies Associate’s Program

67% Women

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of ethnic studies associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in ethnic studies only graduates about 18% men each year. The program at RHCCD may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 15% more women than average.

RHCCD does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in ethnic studies graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Ethnic Studies

Ethnic Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rio Hondo College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	5
Women’s Studies	2

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 Rio Hondo 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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