Area Studies at University of California - Santa Barbara

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

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 26,179 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received a bachelor's degree in area studies from UCSB.

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.

UCSB Area Studies Degrees Available

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

UCSB Area Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at UCSB 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 UCSB 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
Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools	37
Best Value Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	81
Most Focused Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	129
Most Focused Area Studies Schools	155

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in area studies from UCSB. This is the #84 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Area Studies Graduates from UCSB Make?

The median salary of area studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSB is $19,866. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,421 for all area studies students.

Area Studies Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 area studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from UCSB. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UCSB since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	12
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UCSB Area Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student graduated with a bachelor's degree in area studies from UCSB.

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

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

UCSB 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 - Santa Barbara.

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.