Area Studies at Brigham Young University - Hawaii

If you are interested in studying area studies, you may want to check out the program at Brigham Young University - Hawaii. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

BYU - H is located in Laie, Hawaii and has a total student population of 3,180. In 2021, 13 area studies majors received their bachelor's degree from BYU - H.

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.

BYU - H Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

BYU - H Area Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at BYU - H 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 BYU - H 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	41
Most Focused Area Studies Schools	44
Most Popular Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	94

Area Studies Student Demographics at BYU - H

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area studies majors at Brigham Young University - Hawaii.

BYU - H Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in area studies from BYU - H in 2021, 46% were men and 54% were women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at BYU - H since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Brigham Young University - Hawaii with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Related Majors

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 HI, the home state for Brigham Young University - Hawaii.

Occupation	Jobs in HI	Average Salary in HI
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	200	$71,610

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 Eustress under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.