Asian Studies at University of California - Berkeley

Every asian studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the asian studies program at University of California - Berkeley stacks up to those at other schools.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Asian Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UC Berkeley Asian Studies Degrees Available

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

UC Berkeley Asian Studies Rankings

The asian studies major at UC Berkeley is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Asian 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.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in asian studies, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Asian Studies Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the asian studies majors at University of California - Berkeley.

UC Berkeley Asian Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of asian studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 52% more racial-ethnic minorities in its asian studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in asian studies.

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

UC Berkeley Asian Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of asian studies master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in asian studies each year. UC Berkeley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 61% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a master's in asian studies.

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

Related Majors

• Near & Middle Eastern Studies
• American U.S. Studies

Careers That Asian Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in asian 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 University of California - Berkeley.

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By LAgirl5252 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.