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University of California - Berkeley MA in Ethnic Studies

Ethnic Studies is a major offered under the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program of study at University of California - Berkeley. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in ethnic studies, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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• Graduate Cost
• Online Learning
• Student Diversity
• Related Majors
• Focus Areas
• References

How Much Does a Master’s in Ethnic Studies from UC Berkeley Cost?

UC Berkeley Graduate Tuition and Fees

The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$11,442	$26,544
Fees	$2,803	$2,803

Does UC Berkeley Offer an Online MA in Ethnic Studies?

Online degrees for the UC Berkeley ethnic studies master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UC Berkeley Online Learning page.

UC Berkeley Master’s Student Diversity for Ethnic Studies

In the 2019-2020 academic year, 9 students received their master’s degree in ethnic studies. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 66.7% of the ethnic studies students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 77.6%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in ethnic studies at UC Berkeley in 2019-2020, 66.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

MA in Ethnic Studies Focus Areas at UC Berkeley

Ethnic Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies	2
African American Studies	4
Folklore Studies	3

Majors Related to a MA in Ethnic Studies From UC Berkeley

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to ethnic studies.

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Area Studies	9

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.