Area Studies

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Median In-State
Public Tuition

$9,795

growing 0.0511%

Median Out-of-State
Private Tuition

$57,693

growing 4%

Average Wage

$92,863

growing 8.9%

People in Workforce

188,067

growing 3.92%

Average Employee Age

41.7

growing 0.531%

About

The most common degree awarded to students studying Area Studies is a bachelors degree.

Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in Area Studies and the types of students that study this field. The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary awards the most degrees in Area Studies in the US, having also the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Area Studies, followed by Bowdoin College.

Tuition costs for Area Studies majors are, on average, $9,795 for in-state public colleges, and $57,693 for out of state private colleges.

The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers Area Studies programs are false institutions (N/A total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (3,121 completions).

Institutions

Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in Area Studies (2022)

The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
540 degrees awarded
University of Washington-Seattle Campus
200 degrees awarded
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
184 degrees awarded

The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in Area Studies, is Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above (3,121 completions in 2022).

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

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

$9,795

Median In-State Public

$57,693

Median Out of State Private

The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has the most Area Studies degree recipients, with 540 degrees awarded in 2022.

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

Specialized Colleges

Highest Concentration Institution

The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
100%
Bowdoin College
7.45%
Wesleyan University
6.21%

Out of all institutions that offer Area Studies programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in Area Studies, with 100%.

Degrees Awarded by County

Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in Area Studies

Tarrant County, TX
540 degrees awarded
New York County, NY
285 degrees awarded
Los Angeles County, CA
224 degrees awarded

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

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 $92,863 and the most common occupations are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Postsecondary teachers.

The industry that employs the most Cultural & Gender Studies majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers.

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Area Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Cultural & Gender Studies.

$92,863

Average Wage in Workforce

± $5,794

8.9%

1 Year Growth

± 8.21%

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

Highest Paying Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Area Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Cultural & Gender Studies.

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.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Area Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Cultural & Gender Studies.

The most common occupations Cultural & Gender Studies majors, by number of employees, are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Postsecondary teachers.

Most Specialized

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Area Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Cultural & Gender Studies.

Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Cultural & Gender Studies majors working as Acupuncturists, Fundraisers, and Judicial law clerks.

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Area Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Cultural & Gender Studies.

The highest paid occupations by median income for Cultural & Gender Studies majors are Media and communication workers, all other, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, and Logisticians.

Occupations by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Area Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Cultural & Gender Studies.

188,067

2022 Workforce

± 10,641

3.92%

1 Year Growth

± 7.77%

The number of Cultural & Gender Studies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.92%, from 180,977 in 2021 to 188,067 in 2022.

The largest single share of Cultural & Gender Studies graduates go on to work as Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (5.25%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Cultural & Gender Studies by share of the total number of graduates.

Most Common

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Area Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Cultural & Gender Studies.

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

Highest Paid

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Area Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Cultural & Gender Studies.

The highest paying industries of Cultural & Gender Studies majors, by average wage, are Miscellaneous durable goods merchant wholesalers, Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, and Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments.

Industries by Share

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Area Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Cultural & Gender Studies.

188,067

2022 Workforce

± 10,641

3.92%

1 Year Growth

± 7.77%

The number of Cultural & Gender Studies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 3.92%, from 180,977 in 2021 to 188,067 in 2022.

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

Specialty Locations

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Area Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Cultural & Gender Studies.

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 for those who earn a degree in Cultural & Gender Studies in the United States.

The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Cultural & Gender Studies is 41.7.

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 are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Cultural & Gender Studies (2,835 students).

Workforce Age

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Area Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Cultural & Gender Studies.

41.7

Average Age in 2022

± 0.713 Years

0.531%

1 Year Change

± 2.43%

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 31 and 34 years old, which represent 3.65% and 3.32% of the population, respectively.

Degrees Awarded

The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in Area Studies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Certificate of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years.

Workforce Degrees

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Area Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Cultural & Gender Studies.

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

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Female (61.7%)

Most Common Sex with a Degree in this Field

This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in Area Studies.

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

White
2,835 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
1,090 degrees awarded
Non-resident Alien
762 degrees awarded

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

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination

N/A
N/A degrees awarded
N/A
N/A degrees awarded
N/A
N/A degrees awarded

This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of N/A recipients in Area Studies.

N/A students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.

Global Diversity

The closest comparable data for the 4 Digit Course Area Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Cultural & Gender Studies.

Most Common Countries of Origin

Mexico
2,165 degree recipients
Korea
1,986 degree recipients
China
1,372 degree recipients

High Relative Number of Students

United Kingdom, not specified
6.32 times more than expected
Japan
5.29 times more than expected
Korea
3.8 times more than expected

There are a relatively high number of people that were born in United Kingdom, not specified that hold Cultural & Gender Studies degrees (6.32 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 (2,165 degree recipients).

Skills

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

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 Area 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.

Area Studies

About

Institutions

Institutions

Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

Specialized Colleges

Degrees Awarded by County

Employment

Yearly Income for Common Jobs

Highest Paying Locations

Most Common

Most Specialized

Highest Paid

Occupations by Share

Most Common

Highest Paid

Industries by Share

Specialty Locations

Diversity

Workforce Age

Degrees Awarded

Workforce Degrees

Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Global Diversity

Skills

Radar Distribution

Bar Chart