Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at College of Charleston

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 College of Charleston stacks up to those at other schools.

C of C is located in Charleston, South Carolina and has a total student population of 10,384. Of the 2,134 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from College of Charleston in 2021, 19 of them were area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors.

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.

C of C Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

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

C of C Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs across the country. The following shows how C of C performed in these rankings.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at C of C 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 Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	144
Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools	183

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at C of C

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

C of C Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 19 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from C of C. Of these graduates, 11% were men and 89% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of Charleston with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

C of C 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 College of Charleston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	15
Area Studies	4

Related Majors

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

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 SC, the home state for College of Charleston.

Occupation	Jobs in SC	Average Salary in SC
Interpreters and Translators	460	$44,950

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 Lkeadle under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.