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Area Studies at San Diego State University

If you are interested in studying area studies, you may want to check out the program at San Diego State University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and approximately 36,334 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 12 area 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 Studies section at the bottom of this page.

SDSU Area Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies
  • Master’s Degree in Area Studies

SDSU Area Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at SDSU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area studies major at SDSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area 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
Best Value Area Studies Schools 6
Most Popular Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools 104
Most Popular Area Studies Schools 118

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in area studies from SDSU. This is the #84 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Area Studies Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

58% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 42% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at SDSU since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area 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 studies.

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

SDSU Area Studies Master’s Program

100% Women
100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 area studies major earned their master's degree from SDSU.

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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 studies.

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

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

Careers That Area Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area 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
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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