Ethnic Studies at University of California - Davis

If you plan to study ethnic 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 approximately 39,074 students attend the school each year.

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.

UC Davis Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

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

UC Davis Ethnic Studies Rankings

The ethnic studies major at UC Davis 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.

There were 5 students who received their doctoral degrees in ethnic studies, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at UC Davis

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

UC Davis Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 15% of ethnic studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 85% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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 University of California - Davis with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	125
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UC Davis Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

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

In the ethnic studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 44% 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 ethnic studies.

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

Concentrations Within Ethnic Studies

Ethnic Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of California - Davis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Latino Studies	128
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other	29
African American Studies	21
Native American Studies	16
Asian-American Studies	12
Women’s Studies	1

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 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.