Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Stanford University

What traits are you looking for in a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies school? To help you decide if Stanford University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program.

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 43 students received a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Stanford.

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.

Stanford 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
• Doctorate Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Stanford Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies progam at Stanford 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 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at Stanford 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
Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools	14
Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	28

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Stanford. This makes it the #14 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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

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

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

Of the 43 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Stanford in 2021, 23% were men and 77% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 23% 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 Stanford University with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	10
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Of the 28 students who graduated with a master’s in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Stanford in 2021, 29% were men and 71% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. Stanford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	7
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Stanford also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 3 students 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Stanford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	43
Ethnic Studies	31

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Psychology
• Education
• 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 Stanford 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 Pere Joan under License

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