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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students received a bachelor's degree in area studies from Holy Cross.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at Holy Cross compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	63
Most Popular Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	121

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

The area studies program at Holy Cross awarded 10 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 20% of these degrees went to men with the other 80% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 21% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Holy Cross 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 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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By George Rypysc III under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.