Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Appalachian State University

Every area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at Appalachian State University stacks up to those at other schools.

Appalachian State is located in Boone, North Carolina and has a total student population of 20,023. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Appalachian State.

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.

Appalachian State Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

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

Appalachian State Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at Appalachian State 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.

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Appalachian State. This makes it the #82 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 Appalachian State

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

Appalachian State Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from Appalachian State. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

About 67% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Appalachian State 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 Appalachian State University with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

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

Appalachian State Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Appalachian State. About 25% of these graduates were women and the other 75% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. Appalachian State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 48% more men than average.

Of the students who received a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's degree from Appalachian State, 75% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

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

Appalachian State 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

If you plan to be a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Appalachian State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	7
Ethnic Studies	6

Related Majors

• Library Science
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Social Sciences
• 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 NC, the home state for Appalachian State University.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Interpreters and Translators	1,770	$59,310
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$82,580

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 Clayhefner under License

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