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

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

Boston U is located in Boston, Massachusetts and approximately 32,718 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students received a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Boston U.

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.

Boston U Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Master’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Doctorate Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Boston U Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at Boston U 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, 6 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Boston U. This makes it the #66 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at Boston U

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

Boston U Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 15 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Boston U, about 20% were men and 80% were women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Boston U 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 Boston University with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Boston U Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

Of the 6 students who graduated with a master’s in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Boston U in 2021, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Of the students who received a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's degree from Boston U, 67% 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 Boston University with a master's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

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

Boston U also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 4 students 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 Boston University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	25

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Psychology
• Education
• Social Sciences

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 MA, the home state for Boston University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	470	$98,380

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 Cmcnicoll at English Wikipedia under License

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