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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

25 Colleges
$34,508 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$29,874 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value programs for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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 Schools in the Far Western US Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges.

Top 10 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA
$20,016 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named San Diego State University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SDSU are $20,016 per year. After completing their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from SDSU carry an average student debtload of $18,549.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA
$19,184 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at San Francisco State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at SFSU are $19,184 a year. After completing their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from SFSU carry an average student debtload of $17,750. When it comes time to repay the loan, graduates who are on a 10-year repayment plan pay an average monthly payment of $201.

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$18,726 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at California State University - Long Beach helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Far Western US Region . CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSULB are $18,726 per year. The average amount in student loans that area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at CSULB take out is $15,009.

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$19,744 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at California State University - Chico helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Chico State is a large public school located in the midsize city of Chico.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Chico State are $19,744 a year. Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors at Chico State take out an average of $15,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$18,856 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at California State University - Fullerton helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

Cal State Fullerton undergraduate students pay an average of $18,856 in tuition and fees each year. Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors at Cal State Fullerton take out an average of $19,215 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#6

Sonoma State University

Rohnert Park, CA
$19,868 Average Tuition & Fees

Sonoma State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. SSU is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Rohnert Park.

SSU undergraduate students pay an average of $19,868 in tuition and fees each year. On average, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from SSU take out $20,000 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#7

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Stanford are $56,169 a year.

Stanford also took the #1 spot in our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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$18,923 Average Tuition & Fees

California State University - Northridge came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CSUN are $18,923 per year. On average, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from CSUN take out $18,562 in student loans while working on their degree.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UW Seattle undergraduate students pay an average of $39,906 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from UW Seattle carry an average student debtload of $15,739.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW Seattle is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Region list.

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#10

Western Washington University

Bellingham, WA
$25,930 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Washington University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. It came in at #10 on the list. WWU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WWU are $25,930 a year. After completing their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from WWU carry an average student debtload of $20,355.

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

Explore the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies colleges 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 25 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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