The Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Major at Columbia University in the City of New York

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Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you plan to study area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies, take a look at what Columbia University in the City of New York has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year.

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.

Columbia 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

Columbia Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies major at Columbia 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.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

Columbia Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

60% Women

58% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Columbia since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	24
White	31
International Students	10
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

Columbia Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

63% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 37% of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies master's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	8
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	19
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

If you plan to be a area, ethnic, culture, & 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 Columbia University in the City of New York. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	121
Ethnic Studies	29

Careers That Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area, ethnic, culture, & 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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280

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
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