2025 Best Asian-American Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

Asian-American Studies isn't the most popular bachelor's program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #659 in popularity out of 1232 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.

College Factual looked at 7 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Asian-American Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 77 bachelor's degrees in asian-american studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Asian-American Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of asian-american studies for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality asian-american studies program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on asian-american studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other asian-american studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized asian-american studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for asian-american studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Asian-American Studies Schools

The asian-american studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Asian-American Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Asian-American Studies in California

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in asian-american studies.

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Asian-American Studies

1

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

14 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of California - Los Angeles if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in asian-american studies. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in asian-american studies from University of California - Los Angeles

2

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

24 Annual Graduates

University of California - Santa Barbara is a great choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in asian-american studies. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in asian-american studies from University of California - Santa Barbara

3

University of California - Davis
Davis, CA

6 Annual Graduates

University of California - Davis is a good choice for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in asian-american studies. Located in the small suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in asian-american studies from University of California - Davis

4

San Francisco State University
San Francisco, CA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

San Francisco State University is a wonderful option for individuals pursuing a bachelor's degree in asian-american studies. SFSU is a fairly large public university located in the city of San Francisco.More information about a bachelor’s in asian-american studies from San Francisco State University

5

California State University - Northridge
Northridge, CA

4 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Northridge, CSUN is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in asian-american studies from California State University - Northridge

6

University of California - Riverside
Riverside, CA

3 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Riverside, UCR is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in asian-american studies from University of California - Riverside

7

California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, CA

5 Annual Graduates

CSULB is a very large public university located in the large city of Long Beach.More information about a bachelor’s in asian-american studies from California State University - Long Beach

Best Asian-American Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Asian-American Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

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Rankings in Majors Related to Asian-American Studies

Asian-American Studies is one of 11 different types of Ethnic Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Majors Related to Asian-American Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Latino Studies	504
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other	394
Women’s Studies	209
Deaf Studies	166
African American Studies	162
Ethnic Studies	133
Native American Studies	31
Comparative Group Studies	17

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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