2024 Best Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Schools in the Far Western US Region
4Colleges in the Far Western US Region
59Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Degrees Awarded
When it comes to popularity, cultural studies/critical theory & analysis sits in the middle of the road, ranking #699 out of 1506 majors in the country. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.
For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools in the Far Western US Region to determine which ones were the best for cultural studies/critical theory & analysis students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 59 degrees in cultural studies/critical theory & analysis during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Choosing a Great Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis School
Your choice of cultural studies/critical theory & analysis school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. We derive our Best Overall Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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Pick Your Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Degree Level
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Best Schools for Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis in the Far Western US Region
The schools below may not offer all types of cultural studies/critical theory and analysis degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top Far Western US Region Schools in Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
University of California - Irvine is a great decision for students pursuing a degree in cultural studies/critical theory & analysis. Located in the city of Irvine, UC Irvine is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #61 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UC Irvine is a great university overall.
There were approximately 5 cultural studies/critical theory & analysis students who graduated with this degree at UC Irvine in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat Occidental College if you want to pursue a degree in cultural studies/critical theory & analysis. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, Oxy is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #180 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means Oxy is a great college overall.
There were approximately 17 cultural studies/critical theory & analysis students who graduated with this degree at Oxy in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in cultural studies/critical theory & analysis has to check out California Institute of Integral Studies. Located in the large city of San Francisco, CIIS is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population. This school ranks 76th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 5 cultural studies/critical theory & analysis students who graduated with this degree at CIIS in the most recent year we have data available.
Any student pursuing a degree in cultural studies/critical theory & analysis needs to take a look at University of Washington - Bothell Campus. Located in the suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 50th out of 51 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were about 14 cultural studies/critical theory & analysis students who graduated with this degree at UW Bothell in the most recent year we have data available.
Rankings in Majors Related to Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis
Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis is one of 0 different types of Cultural Studies & Analysis programs to choose from.
Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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