Area Studies at Berea College

Every area 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 studies program at Berea College stacks up to those at other schools.

Berea is located in Berea, Kentucky and has a total student population of 1,432. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in area studies from Berea.

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

Berea Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

Berea Area Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at Berea 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 studies major at Berea is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area 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 Area Studies Schools	45
Most Popular Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	174
Most Popular Area Studies Schools	204

Area Studies Student Demographics at Berea

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area studies majors at Berea College.

Berea Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 5 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in area studies from Berea in 2021, 60% were men and 40% were women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Berea since its program graduates 20% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area studies at Berea 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 Berea College with a bachelor's in area studies.

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

Berea also has a doctoral program available in area studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Ethnic Studies

Careers That Area Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area 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 KY, the home state for Berea College.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	100	$66,740

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 Rachid Hogerhuis under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.