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Area Studies at College of the Holy Cross

Area Studies at College of the Holy Cross

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 College of the Holy Cross stacks up to those at other schools.

Holy Cross is located in Worcester, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,970.

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.

Holy Cross Area Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

Holy Cross Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at Holy Cross 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.

Area Studies Student Demographics at Holy Cross

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

Holy Cross Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 College of the Holy Cross with a bachelor's in area studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Area Studies

The following area studies concentations are available at College of the Holy Cross. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of the Holy Cross. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Asian Studies 4
African Studies 2
Latin American Studies 2
Central & Eastern European Studies 1
Near & Middle Eastern Studies 1

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 MA, the home state for College of the Holy Cross.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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