Cultural & Gender Studies

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Total Degrees
Awarded in 2017

14,350

declining 0.671%

Median In-State
Public Tuition

$8,368

growing 0.856%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$47,840

growing 3.82%

Average Wage

$83,407

growing 10.7%

People in Workforce

183,172

growing 9.75%

Average Employee Age

41.6

growing 2.03%

About

The locations with the highest concentration of Cultural & Gender Studies degree recipients are Los Angeles, CA, New York, NY, and . The locations with a relatively high number of Cultural & Gender Studies degree recipients are Goodwill, SD, Brunswick, ME, and Oberlin, OH. The most common degree awarded to students studying Cultural & Gender Studies is a bachelors degree.

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Institutions

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Cultural & Gender Studies and the types of students that study this field. University of California-Los Angeles awards the most degrees in Cultural & Gender Studies in the US, but Center for Advanced Studies On Puerto Rico and the Caribbean and College of the Muscogee Nation have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Cultural & Gender Studies.

Tuition costs for Cultural & Gender Studies majors are, on average, $8,368 for in-state public colleges, and $47,840 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Cultural & Gender Studies programs are Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above institutions (342 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (9,100 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Cultural & Gender Studies

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Cultural & Gender Studies, is Public, 4-year or above (9,100 completions).

The following chart shows the share of universities that offer Cultural & Gender Studies programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$8,368

Median In-State Public

$47,840

Median Out of State Private

University of California-Los Angeles has the most Cultural & Gender Studies degree recipients, with 434 degrees awarded in 2017.

The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in Cultural & Gender Studies.

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

Center for Advanced Studies On Puerto Rico and the Caribbean
100%
College of the Muscogee Nation
45.2%
Hartford Seminary
35.5%

Out of all institutions that offer Cultural & Gender Studies programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, Center for Advanced Studies On Puerto Rico and the Caribbean and College of the Muscogee Nation have the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Cultural & Gender Studies, with 100% and 45.2%, respectively.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Cultural & Gender Studies

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in Cultural & Gender Studies by year.

Growth in Awarded Degrees

Counties with the Fastest Growing Number of Degrees Awarded

This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for Cultural & Gender Studies.

Employment

Information on the businesses and industries that employ Cultural & Gender Studies graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.

The average salary for Cultural & Gender Studies majors is $83,407 and the most common occupations are Other managers, Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, and Postsecondary teachers.

The industry that employs the most Cultural & Gender Studies majors is Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments.

Wages

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

$83,407

Average Wage in Workforce

± $5,452

10.7%

1 Year Growth

± 8.31%

This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Cultural & Gender Studies majors.

Highest Paying Locations

Highest Paying Pumas

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Cultural & Gender Studies majors.

Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Cultural & Gender Studies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.

Occupations

Occupations by Share

183,172

2019 Workforce

± 10,501

9.75%

1 Year Growth

± 7.57%

The number of Cultural & Gender Studies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 9.75%, from 166,893 in 2018 to 183,172 in 2019.

The largest single share of Cultural & Gender Studies graduates go on to work as Other managers (5.39%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Cultural & Gender Studies by share of the total number of graduates.

Industries

Most Common

The most common industries that employ Cultural & Gender Studies majors, by number of employees, are Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, Elementary & secondary schools, and Legal services.

Highest Paid

The highest paying industries of Cultural & Gender Studies majors, by average wage, are Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments, Motion pictures & video industries, and Management of companies & enterprises.

Industries by Share

183,172

2019 Workforce

± 10,501

9.75%

1 Year Growth

± 7.57%

The number of Cultural & Gender Studies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 9.75%, from 166,893 in 2018 to 183,172 in 2019.

The industry which employs the most Cultural & Gender Studies graduates by share is Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, followed by Elementary & secondary schools. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Cultural & Gender Studies.

Specialty Locations

PUMAS with a relatively high number of Cultural & Gender Studies majors

This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Cultural & Gender Studies majors.

Diversity

Demographic information on those who earn a degree in Cultural & Gender Studies in the US. The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Cultural & Gender Studies is 41.6, and the most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Cultural & Gender Studies degrees, and White students earn the majority (6,005) of the degrees.

Workforce Age

41.6

Average Age in 2019

± 0.73 Years

2.03%

1 Year Change

± 2.5%

This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Cultural & Gender Studies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 29 and 32 years old, which represent 4.7% and 3.91% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Cultural & Gender Studies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and < 1 Year Postsecondary Certificate.

Workforce Degrees

The most common degree types held by the working population in Cultural & Gender Studies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.

Gender Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (72%)

Most Common Gender with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by gender at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Cultural & Gender Studies.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
6,005 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
2,873 degrees awarded
Black or African American
1,766 degrees awarded

This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in Cultural & Gender Studies for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Gender Combination

White Female
3,227 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
1,730 degrees awarded
White Male
1,163 degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by gender for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in Cultural & Gender Studies. White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and gender.

Global Diversity

Most Common Countries of Origin

Mexico
2,468 degree recipients
Korea
2,036 degree recipients
Philippines
1,077 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

Japan
4.7 times more than expected
Argentina
4.44 times more than expected
Korea
4.41 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Japan that hold Cultural & Gender Studies degrees (4.7 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (2,468 degree recipients).

Skills

Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the Cultural & Gender Studies field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Cultural & Gender Studies majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that Cultural & Gender Studies majors need more than the average amount of Management of Financial Resources, Operations Analysis, and Technology Design.

These two visualizations, one a radial chart and one a bar chart, show the same information, a rating of how necessary the following skills are for Cultural & Gender Studies majors. Toggle between "value" and "RCA" to see the absolute rating of that skill (value) and the revealed comparative advantage (RCA), or how much greater or lesser that skill's rating is than the average. The longer the bar or the closer the line comes to the circumference of the circle, the more important that skill is. The importance of Management of Financial Resources is very distinctive for majors, but the Reading Comprehension, Speaking, and Writing are the three most important skills for people in the field.

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