Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of California - Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 19,161 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 166 students received a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UC Santa Cruz.

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.

UC Santa Cruz 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

UC Santa Cruz Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies progam at UC Santa Cruz 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 UC Santa Cruz 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
Most Focused Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	53
	69

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UC Santa Cruz. This makes it the #82 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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 - Santa Cruz.

UC Santa Cruz Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 166 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UC Santa Cruz in 2021, 15% were men and 85% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% 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 - Santa Cruz with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	104
White	31
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	22

UC Santa Cruz Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at UC Santa Cruz awarded 4 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

In the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

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

UC Santa Cruz also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 1 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 - Santa Cruz. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of California - Santa Cruz. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	166
Area Studies	5

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• History
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 - Santa Cruz.

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 Satyriconi under License

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