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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

18 Colleges
$27,709 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,643 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 18 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which master'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 Master’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 master's degree.

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

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

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 working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 per year.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the 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 graduate students at SFSU are $18,242 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at CSULB are $17,784 a year.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at University of California - Berkeley helped the school earn the #4 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 very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.

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

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

Cal State Fullerton graduate students pay an average of $17,914 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA 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 USFCA are $27,250 a year.

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

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University of California - Davis did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Davis.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 per year.

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University of California - Los Angeles landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCLA are $28,138 a year.

UCLA also took the #5 spot in our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.

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With a ranking of #9, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSD are $28,666 a year.

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

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of California - San Diego Report

California State University - Northridge landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the large city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at CSUN are $17,981 per year.

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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 18 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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