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

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

UCLA is located in Los Angeles, California and has a total student population of 44,589. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 415 students received a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UCLA.

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.

UCLA 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

UCLA Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies progam at UCLA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UCLA 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
	52

In 2021, 42 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UCLA. This makes it the #7 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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

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 - Los Angeles.

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

Of the 415 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UCLA in 2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 30% 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 - Los Angeles with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	51
Black or African American	51
Hispanic or Latino	202
White	38
International Students	39
Other Races/Ethnicities	34

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

Of the 42 students who graduated with a master’s in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UCLA 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. UCLA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 1% more men than average.

In the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of degree recipients. That is 29% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

UCLA also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

The following area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies concentations are available at University of California - Los Angeles. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Los Angeles. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	358
Area Studies	103

Related Majors

• Library Science
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• History
• 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 - Los Angeles.

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 Nikhil Kulkarni under License

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