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Area Studies at University of California - Santa Cruz

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Area Studies at University of California - Santa Cruz

If you plan to study area studies, take a look at what University of California - Santa Cruz has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UC Santa Cruz is located in Santa Cruz, California and approximately 19,161 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,426 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Santa Cruz in 2021, 5 of them were area studies majors.

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.

UC Santa Cruz Area Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

UC Santa Cruz Area Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks area studies programs across the country. The following shows how UC Santa Cruz performed in these rankings.

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 UC Santa Cruz 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
72
Most Focused Area Studies Schools 321

Area Studies Student Demographics at UC Santa Cruz

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

UC Santa Cruz Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

100% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 area studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from UC Santa Cruz. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area studies at UC Santa Cruz are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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 studies.

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

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

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 Cruz.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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