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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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$30,443 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor'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 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor'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 85 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named University of California - Los Angeles the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. UCLA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

Of the 415 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at UCLA, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 28% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Davis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a very large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.

About 81% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 19% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.

About 66% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 34% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at California State University - Northridge helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 210 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at CSUN, 19% are male and 81% are female.

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University of California - Santa Cruz did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public school with a large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 15% are male.

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University of California - Santa Barbara landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.

Of the 149 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at UCSB, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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California State University - Long Beach did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. CSULB is a fairly large public school located in the city of Long Beach.

Of the 140 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at CSULB, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco State University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 25% are male.

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With a ranking of #10, California State University - Sacramento did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 107 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Sac State, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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California State University - Fullerton landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Cal State Fullerton is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.

About 73% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 27% are male.

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University of California - Irvine ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Irvine is a very large public school located in the large city of Irvine.

About 78% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 22% are male.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies students in the Far Western US Region that almost earned our Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
13 University of Hawaii at Manoa Honolulu, HI
14 University of Oregon Eugene, OR
15 University of California - Riverside Riverside, CA
16 San Diego State University San Diego, CA
17 University of California - San Diego La Jolla, CA

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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