Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at American University

If you plan to study area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies, take a look at what American University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies section at the bottom of this page.

The American University Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

The American University Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies major at The American University is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at The American University

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies majors at American University.

The American University Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies at The American University are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from American University with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

The following area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies concentations are available at American University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at American University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	26
Ethnic Studies	19

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

Careers That Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for DC, the home state for American University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Interpreters and Translators	490	$93,730

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Samschoe under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.