Area Studies at University of California - San Diego

If you are interested in studying area studies, you may want to check out the program at University of California - San Diego. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCSD is located in La Jolla, California and has a total student population of 39,576. In 2021, 17 area studies majors received their bachelor's degree from UCSD.

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

UCSD Area Studies Degrees Available

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

UCSD Area Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at UCSD compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area studies major at UCSD is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area 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
	33
Most Popular Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in area studies from UCSD. This makes it the #51 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Area Studies Graduates from UCSD Make?

The median salary of area studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSD is $25,884. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,421 for all area studies students.

Area Studies Student Demographics at UCSD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area studies majors at University of California - San Diego.

UCSD Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in area studies from UCSD. About 47% were men and 53% were women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UCSD since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area 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 - San Diego with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UCSD Area Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 area studies majors earned their master's degree from UCSD. Of these graduates, 60% were men and 40% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in area studies each year. UCSD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 20% more men than average.

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

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

UCSD also has a doctoral program available in area studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Ethnic Studies

Careers That Area Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area 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 - San Diego.

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 Znode at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.