Ethnic Studies at San Diego State University

What traits are you looking for in a ethnic studies school? To help you decide if San Diego State University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ethnic studies program.

SDSU is located in San Diego, California and has a total student population of 36,334. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students received a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies from SDSU.

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.

SDSU Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

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

SDSU Ethnic Studies Rankings

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

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 ethnic studies major at SDSU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Ethnic 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
	6
Most Focused Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	72

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in ethnic studies from SDSU. This makes it the #15 most popular school for ethnic studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of SDSU Ethnic Studies Graduates

The median salary of ethnic studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at SDSU is $35,249. This is 21% higher than $29,213, which is the national average for all ethnic studies bachelor's degree recipients.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at SDSU

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

SDSU Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 39 ethnic studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from SDSU, about 15% were men and 85% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities in its ethnic 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 ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

SDSU Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

The ethnic studies program at SDSU awarded 8 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

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

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

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

Related Majors

• Area Studies

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 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.