European Studies

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    Total Degrees​
    Awarded in 2024
    111
    declining 17.8%
    Median In-State​
    Public Tuition
    $11,215
    growing 1.95%
    Median Out-of-State​
    Private Tuition
    $63,404
    growing 10.8%
    Average Wage
    $101,307
    growing 2.02%
    People in Workforce
    203,364
    growing 2.51%
    Average Employee Age
    42
    growing 0.422%

    About

    In 2024, the locations with the highest concentration of European Studies degree recipients are Madison, WI, New York, NY, and Provo, UT. In 2024, the locations with a relatively high number of European Studies degree recipients are Lewiston, ME, Middlebury, VT, and West Point, NY. The most common degree awarded to students studying European Studies is a bachelors degree.

    Institutions

    Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in European Studies and the types of students that study this field. University of Wisconsin-Madison awards the most degrees in European Studies in the US, having also the highest percentage of degrees awarded in European Studies, followed by Brigham Young University.

    Tuition costs for European Studies majors are, on average, $11,215 for in-state public colleges, and $63,404 for out of state private colleges.

    The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers European Studies programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (36 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (69 completions).

    Institutions

    Institution with the Most Degrees Awarded in European Studies (2024)
    1. 30 degrees awarded
    2. 11 degrees awarded
    3. 11 degrees awarded

    The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in European Studies, is Public, 4-year or above (69 completions in 2024).

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

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    Tuition Costs for Common Institutions

    $11,215
    Median In-State Public
    $63,404
    Median Out of State Private

    University of Wisconsin-Madison has the most European Studies degree recipients, with 30 degrees awarded in 2024.

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    Specialized Colleges

    Out of all institutions that offer European Studies programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, University of Wisconsin-Madison has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in European Studies, with 0.155%.

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    Degrees Awarded by County

    Counties with the Most Degrees Awarded in European Studies
    1. 30 degrees awarded
    2. 11 degrees awarded
    3. 11 degrees awarded

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

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    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 $101,307 and the most common occupations are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Other managers.

    The industry that employs the most Cultural & Gender Studies majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Railroad rolling stock manufacturing.

    Yearly Income for Common Jobs

    The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course European Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Cultural & Gender Studies.
    $101,307
    Average Wage in Workforce
    ± $6,113
    2.02%
    1 Year Growth
    ± 8.46%

    The average salary for Cultural & Gender Studies majors is $101,307 and the most common occupations are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Elementary & middle school teachers, and Other managers.

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    Highest Paying Locations

    The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course European Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Cultural & Gender Studies.

    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.

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    Most Common

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    Most Specialized

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    Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Cultural & Gender Studies majors working as Fundraisers, Archivists, curators, & museum technicians, and Geological & petroleum technicians, & nuclear technicians.

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    Highest Paid

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    Occupations by Share

    The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course European Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Cultural & Gender Studies.
    203,364
    2024 Workforce
    ± 11,064
    2.51%
    1 Year Growth
    ± 7.55%

    The number of Cultural & Gender Studies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.51%, from 198,393 in 2023 to 203,364 in 2024.

    The largest single share of Cultural & Gender Studies graduates go on to work as Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (5.32%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Cultural & Gender Studies by share of the total number of graduates.

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    Most Common

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    Highest Paid

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    Industries by Share

    The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course European Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Cultural & Gender Studies.
    203,364
    2024 Workforce
    ± 11,064
    2.51%
    1 Year Growth
    ± 7.55%

    The number of Cultural & Gender Studies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 2.51%, from 198,393 in 2023 to 203,364 in 2024.

    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.

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    Specialty Locations

    The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course European Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Cultural & Gender Studies.

    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.

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    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 42.

    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 (76 students).

    Workforce Age

    The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course European Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Cultural & Gender Studies.
    42
    Average Age in 2024
    ± 0.684 Years
    0.422%
    1 Year Change
    ± 2.31%

    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 38 years old, which represent 3.6% and 3.38% of the population, respectively.

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    Degrees Awarded

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

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    Workforce Degrees

    The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course European 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.

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    Sex Imbalance for Common Institutions

    Female (72.1%)
    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 European Studies.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Degrees Awarded

    Degrees
    Most Common Race or Ethnicity
    1. White
      76 degrees awarded in 2024
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      12 degrees awarded in 2024
    3. Non-resident Alien
      9 degrees awarded in 2024

    This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in European Studies for each race & ethnicity.

    In 2024, White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Degrees
    Most Common Race/Ethnicity and Sex Combination
    1. White Female
      28 degrees awarded
    2. White Male
      9 degrees awarded
    3. Hispanic or Latino Male
      4 degrees awarded

    This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in European Studies.

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

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    Global Diversity

    The closest comparable data for the 6 Digit Course European Studies is from the 2 Digit Course Cultural & Gender Studies.
    Most Common Countries of Origin
    1. Mexico
      2,719 degree recipients
    2. Korea
      1,988 degree recipients
    3. China
      1,504 degree recipients
    High Relative Number of Students
    1. Bermuda
      14.5 times more than expected
    2. Czech Republic
      9.94 times more than expected
    3. Europe
      6.9 times more than expected

    There are a relatively high number of people that were born in Bermuda that hold Cultural & Gender Studies degrees (14.5 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 (2,719 degree recipients).

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    Skills

    Data on the critical and distinctive skills necessary for those working in the European Studies field from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. European Studies majors need many skills, but most especially Reading Comprehension. The revealed comparative advantage (RCA) shows that European 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 European 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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