Ethnic Studies at University of California - Irvine

What traits are you looking for in a ethnic studies school? To help you decide if University of California - Irvine is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's ethnic studies program.

UC Irvine is located in Irvine, California and has a total student population of 36,303.

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 Irvine Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

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

UC Irvine Ethnic Studies Rankings

The ethnic studies major at UC Irvine 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.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at UC Irvine

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

UC Irvine Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 12% of ethnic studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 40% 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 - Irvine with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UC Irvine Ethnic Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of ethnic studies master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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

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

Concentrations Within Ethnic Studies

Ethnic 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 - Irvine. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Latino Studies	31
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other	10
Asian-American Studies	7
African American Studies	5

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 - Irvine.

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 TFNorman under License

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