Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at San Diego State University

If you plan to study area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, take a look at what San Diego State University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 51 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors received their bachelor's degree from SDSU.

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.

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

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

SDSU Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs across the country. The following shows how SDSU performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at SDSU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	7
Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools	46

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from SDSU. This makes it the #45 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at San Diego State University.

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

Of the 51 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies from SDSU in 2020-2021, 22% were men and 78% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

SDSU Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 56% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from San Diego State University with a master's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

SDSU also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 San Diego State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	49
Area Studies	13

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• 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 San Diego State University.

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 Wikipedia User:Geographer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.