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

What traits are you looking for in a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies school? To help you decide if Columbia University in the City of New York is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program.

Columbia is located in New York, New York and approximately 30,135 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 90 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors received their bachelor's degree from Columbia.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies progam at Columbia compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16

In 2021, 53 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Columbia. This makes it the #6 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

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, and gender studies majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 58% went to 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 Columbia since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% 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 Columbia University in the City of New York with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	14
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	25
White	20
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	14

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

Of the 53 students who graduated with a master’s in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Columbia in 2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% 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, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	16
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Columbia 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 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

Related Majors

• Education
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 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
• Image Credit: By Nandaro under License

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