Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at William & Mary

If you plan to study area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, take a look at what William & Mary has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and approximately 8,939 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 51 students received a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from William & Mary.

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.

William & Mary Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

• 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

William & Mary 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 William & Mary performed in these rankings.

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, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at William & Mary 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
Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools	12
	13
	25
Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools	27
Most Focused Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools	96

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from William & Mary. This makes it the #71 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at William & Mary

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

William & Mary Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 51 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from William & Mary, about 29% were men and 71% were women. The typical area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at William & Mary since its program graduates 2% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	24
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

William & Mary Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

Of the 5 students who earned a master's degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies from William & Mary in 2020-2021, 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's degree from William & Mary, 80% 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 William & Mary 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	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

William & Mary also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

The following area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies concentations are available at William & Mary. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at William & Mary. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	63

Related Majors

• History
• Education
• Psychology
• 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 VA, the home state for William & Mary.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Interpreters and Translators	2,000	$70,770
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$76,950

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 Jrcla2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.