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Associate Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Associate Degrees in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

872 Yearly Graduations
$17,525 Median Salary
69% Women
There are 149 schools in the United States where you can get your associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. This degree is more popular with female students, and about 80% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 1.7% of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 872 people earned their associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. This earns it the #36 spot on the list of the most popular associate degree programs in the nation.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Bachelor’s Degree 8,669
Basic Certificate 2,633
Master’s Degree 1,931
Associate Degree 872
Graduate Certificate 609
Doctor’s Degree 449
Undergraduate Certificate 91

Earnings of Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Majors With Associate Degrees

The median salary for graduates holding an associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies is $17,525. However, this can depend on a number of factors, such as where you live and the number of years experience you have. To get a better picture, earnings for this category of people can range from a low of $17,525 to a high of $17,525.

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Student Debt

We do not have the data to calculate the median and range of debt loads for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students who are associate degree holders.

Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. About 69.3% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 268
Women 604
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The racial-ethnic distribution of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies associate degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 58
Black or African American 89
Hispanic or Latino 363
White 149
International Students 15
Other Races/Ethnicities 198
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There are 149 colleges that offer an associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Learn more about the most popular 20 below:

#1

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Perkinston, Mississippi
152 Yearly Graduations
$17,525 Average Salary
75% Women

The most popular school in the United States for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students seekingan associate degree is Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Each year, around 8,600 students seeking various degrees attend the university. During the most recent year for which we have data, 152 people received their associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Of these students, 75% were women and 50% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Data shows that Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College graduates that hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $17,525.

#2

Coastline Community College

Fountain Valley, California
107 Yearly Graduations
$17,525 Average Salary
16% Women

Coastline Community College comes in at #2 on our list of the most popular colleges offering associate degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Each year, around 8,800 students seeking various degrees attend the university. During the most recent year for which we have data, 107 people received their associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Coastline Community College. Of these students, 16% were women and 69% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Data shows that Coastline Community College graduates that hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $17,525.

#3

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, California
37 Yearly Graduations
$17,525 Average Salary
77% Women

Mt. San Antonio College is the 3rd most popular school in the nation for students seeking an associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Roughly 28,300 attend the school each year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 37 people received their associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Mt. SAC. About 77% of this group were women, and 95% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Mt. San Antonio College area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies graduates who receive their associate degree go on to jobs earning a median salary of $17,525.

#4

Sierra College

Rocklin, California
32 Yearly Graduations
$17,525 Average Salary
79% Women

The 4th most popular school in the country for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies majors who are seeking their associate degree is Sierra College. Roughly 17,500 attend the school each year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 32 people received their associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Sierra College. About 79% of this group were women, and 58% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Sierra College area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies graduates who receive their associate degree go on to jobs earning a median salary of $17,525.

#5

Citrus College

Glendora, California
25 Yearly Graduations
$17,525 Average Salary
80% Women

Citrus College comes in at #5 on our list of the most popular colleges offering associate degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Roughly 11,800 attend the school each year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 25 people received their associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Citrus College. Of these students, 80% were women and 93% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Citrus College area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies graduates who receive their associate degree go on to jobs earning a median salary of $17,525.

#6

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, California
24 Yearly Graduations
$17,525 Average Salary
67% Women

The 6th most popular school in the country for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies majors who are seeking their associate degree is City College of San Francisco. Each year, around 19,700 students seeking various degrees attend the university. During the most recent year for which we have data, 24 people received their associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from City College of San Francisco. About 67% of this group were women, and 100% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Data shows that City College of San Francisco graduates that hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $17,525.

#7

Windward Community College

Kaneohe, Hawaii
23 Yearly Graduations
$17,525 Average Salary
92% Women

Windward Community College comes in at #7 on our list of the most popular colleges offering associate degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Each year, around 2,200 students seeking various degrees attend the university. During the most recent year for which we have data, 23 people received their associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Windward CC. Of these students, 92% were women and 100% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Windward Community College area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies graduates who receive their associate degree go on to jobs earning a median salary of $17,525.

#7

Oglala Lakota College

Kyle, South Dakota
23 Yearly Graduations
$17,525 Average Salary
67% Women

The 7th most popular school in the country for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies majors who are seeking their associate degree is Oglala Lakota College. Roughly 1,200 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $2,016 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $2,070 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 23 people received their associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Oglala Lakota College. About 67% of this group were women, and 100% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Oglala Lakota College area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies graduates who receive their associate degree go on to jobs earning a median salary of $17,525.

#9

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, California
22 Yearly Graduations
$17,525 Average Salary
82% Women

The 9th most popular school in the country for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies majors who are seeking their associate degree is Santa Rosa Junior College. Each year, around 16,700 students seeking various degrees attend the university. During the most recent year for which we have data, 22 people received their associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from SRJC. Of these students, 82% were women and 55% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Santa Rosa Junior College area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies graduates who receive their associate degree go on to jobs earning a median salary of $17,525.

#10

Los Angeles Mission College

Sylmar, California
20 Yearly Graduations
$17,525 Average Salary
50% Women

Los Angeles Mission College comes in at #10 on our list of the most popular colleges offering associate degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Roughly 9,400 attend the school each year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 20 people received their associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Los Angeles Mission College. Of these students, 50% were women and 79% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Data shows that Los Angeles Mission College graduates that hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $17,525.

20 Yearly Graduations
$17,525 Average Salary
75% Women

The 10th most popular school in the country for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies majors who are seeking their associate degree is Borough of Manhattan Community College. Each year, around 22,400 students seeking various degrees attend the university. During the most recent year for which we have data, 20 people received their associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from BMCC. Around 82% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 75% were women. Borough of Manhattan Community College area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies graduates who receive their associate degree go on to jobs earning a median salary of $17,525.

#12

Nassau Community College

Garden City, New York
19 Yearly Graduations
$17,525 Average Salary
92% Women

Nassau Community College is the 12th most popular school in the nation for students seeking an associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Each year, around 13,800 students seeking various degrees attend the university. During the most recent year for which we have data, 19 people received their associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Nassau Community College. Of these students, 92% were women and 69% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Nassau Community College area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies graduates who receive their associate degree go on to jobs earning a median salary of $17,525.

#13

Laney College

Oakland, California
18 Yearly Graduations
$17,525 Average Salary
60% Women

Laney College is the 13th most popular school in the nation for students seeking an associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Roughly 9,200 attend the school each year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 18 people received their associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Laney College. About 60% of this group were women, and 100% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Laney College area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies graduates who receive their associate degree go on to jobs earning a median salary of $17,525.

18 Yearly Graduations
$17,525 Average Salary
67% Women

University of Hawaii Maui College is the 13th most popular school in the nation for students seeking an associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Roughly 2,900 attend the school each year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 18 people received their associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from UH Maui College. Of these students, 67% were women and 78% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. University of Hawaii Maui College area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies graduates who receive their associate degree go on to jobs earning a median salary of $17,525.

15 Yearly Graduations
$17,525 Average Salary
86% Women

The 15th most popular school in the country for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies majors who are seeking their associate degree is Community College of Baltimore County. Roughly 17,500 attend the school each year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 15 people received their associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from CCBC. Around 43% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 86% were women. Community College of Baltimore County area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies graduates who receive their associate degree go on to jobs earning a median salary of $17,525.

#16

Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, California
14 Yearly Graduations
$17,525 Average Salary
78% Women

The 16th most popular school in the country for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies majors who are seeking their associate degree is Diablo Valley College. Roughly 18,600 attend the school each year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 14 people received their associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Diablo Valley. Of these students, 78% were women and 89% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Diablo Valley College area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies graduates who receive their associate degree go on to jobs earning a median salary of $17,525.

#16

College of the Muscogee Nation

Okmulgee, Oklahoma
14 Yearly Graduations
$17,525 Average Salary
83% Women

College of the Muscogee Nation comes in at #16 on our list of the most popular colleges offering associate degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Roughly 200 attend the school each year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 14 people received their associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from College of the Muscogee Nation. About 83% of this group were women, and 100% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Those who complete their associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies at College of the Muscogee Nation make a median salary of 17,525.

#18

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, California
12 Yearly Graduations
$17,525 Average Salary
57% Women

Santa Ana College is the 18th most popular school in the nation for students seeking an associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Roughly 20,100 attend the school each year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 12 people received their associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from SAC. Around 71% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 57% were women. Santa Ana College area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies graduates who receive their associate degree go on to jobs earning a median salary of $17,525.

#19

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, California
11 Yearly Graduations
$17,525 Average Salary
91% Women

The 19th most popular school in the country for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies majors who are seeking their associate degree is Santa Monica College. Roughly 25,900 attend the school each year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 11 people received their associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from SMC. Of these students, 91% were women and 82% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups. Data shows that SMC graduates that hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $17,525.

#20

Foothill College

Los Altos Hills, California
10 Yearly Graduations
$17,525 Average Salary
62% Women

Foothill College is the 20th most popular school in the nation for students seeking an associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Each year, around 14,600 students seeking various degrees attend the university. During the most recent year for which we have data, 10 people received their associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Foothill College. About 62% of this group were women, and 92% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Data shows that Foothill College graduates that hold this degree go on to make a median salary of $17,525.

Below are some popular majors that are similar to area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies that offer associate degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Liberal Arts & Humanities 354,442
Social Sciences 22,137
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 8,930
Communication & Journalism 7,439
English Language & Literature 3,138

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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