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

What traits are you looking for in a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies school? To help you decide if American University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program.

The American University is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 14,001 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 44 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors received their bachelor's degree from The American University.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

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

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies progam at The American University compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	76
Most Focused Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools	140

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from The American University. This is the #141 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

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, and gender studies majors at American University.

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

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at The American University awarded 44 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 14% of these degrees went to men with the other 86% going to women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and 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, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	24
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

The American University also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Psychology
• Education
• Communication & Journalism

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

A degree in area, ethnic, culture, and 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.