Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of California - Davis

If you plan to study area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, take a look at what University of California - Davis has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UC Davis is located in Davis, California and has a total student population of 39,074. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 228 students received a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UC Davis.

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.

UC Davis 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

UC Davis Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs across the country. The following shows how UC Davis performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at UC Davis 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
Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools	36
Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	38

In 2021, 9 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UC Davis. This makes it the #45 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at UC Davis awarded 228 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 19% of these degrees went to men with the other 81% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 28% 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 University of California - Davis with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	25
Black or African American	15
Hispanic or Latino	133
White	19
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

UC Davis Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 9 students earned a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UC Davis. About 78% of these graduates were women and the other 22% were men.

In the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

UC Davis also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 5 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 University of California - Davis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	207
Area Studies	35

Related Majors

• History
• Education
• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology

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 University of California - Davis.

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 Bev Sykes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.