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2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

10 Colleges
$32,150 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,889 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies was ranked #30 in the country. In fact 16,243 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which doctor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Top 10 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree Schools

Our analysis found University of California - Davis to be the best value school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 a year.

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The excellent doctor’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Far Western US Region . UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 per year.

UC Berkeley also made our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #3.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 per year.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 per year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Santa Barbara. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCSB is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Santa Barbara.

UCSB graduate students pay an average of $28,683 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UCSB is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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With a ranking of #6, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UCLA also did well on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 a year.

Stanford not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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University of California - Santa Cruz came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UC Santa Cruz graduate students pay an average of $28,997 in tuition and fees each year.

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University of Hawaii at Manoa came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Honolulu.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UH Manoa are $34,550 a year.

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University of California - Riverside ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UCR is a very large public school located in the city of Riverside.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCR are $28,569 a year.

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Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,541
Washington 421
Oregon 189
Hawaii 210
Nevada 35
Alaska 12

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies 9,231
Area Studies 6,966
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 46

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to G. Mützel.

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