Ethnic Studies at University of California - Santa Barbara

Every ethnic studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the ethnic studies program at University of California - Santa Barbara stacks up to those at other schools.

UCSB is located in Santa Barbara, California and approximately 26,179 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 112 students received a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies from UCSB.

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.

UCSB Ethnic Studies Degrees Available

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

UCSB Ethnic Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the ethnic studies progam at UCSB 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 ethnic studies major at UCSB 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Ethnic Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	18

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in ethnic studies from UCSB. This is the #80 most popular school for ethnic studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UCSB Ethnic Studies Graduates

The median salary of ethnic studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCSB is $28,971. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $29,213 for all ethnic studies students.

Ethnic Studies Student Demographics at UCSB

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

UCSB Ethnic Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 112 ethnic studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from UCSB. Of these graduates, 27% were men and 73% were women. The typical ethnic studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 18% men. So male students are more repesented at UCSB since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 27% 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 - Santa Barbara with a bachelor's in ethnic studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	18
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	58
White	12
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UCSB also has a doctoral program available in ethnic studies. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 - Santa Barbara.

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 Nandaro under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.