Ethnic Studies at San Jose State University

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

San Jose State is located in San Jose, California and has a total student population of 36,208. In 2021, 17 ethnic studies majors received their bachelor's degree from San Jose State.

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.

San Jose State Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

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

San Jose State Ethnic Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ethnic studies progam at San Jose State 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 ethnic studies major at San Jose State 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
Most Focused Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	294

In 2021, 13 students received their master’s degree in ethnic studies from San Jose State. This makes it the #9 most popular school for ethnic studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at San Jose State

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

San Jose State Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 17 ethnic studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from San Jose State, about 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical ethnic studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at San Jose State since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 43% 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 Jose State University with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

San Jose State Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students graduated with a master's degree in ethnic studies from San Jose State. About 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the ethnic studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 92% of degree recipients. That is 35% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

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 Jose 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 Daderot under License

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