Area Studies at Connecticut College

If you are interested in studying area studies, you may want to check out the program at Connecticut College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Conn College is located in New London, Connecticut and has a total student population of 1,737. In 2021, 27 area studies majors received their bachelor's degree from Conn College.

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.

Conn College Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

Conn College Area Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at Conn College 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 studies major at Conn College 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 Schools	4
Most Focused Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
	28
Best Area Studies Schools	38
Best Value Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	78
Best Value Area Studies Schools	87

How Much Do Area Studies Graduates from Conn College Make?

The median salary of area studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at Conn College is $35,171. This is 16% higher than $30,421, which is the national average for all area studies bachelor's degree recipients.

Area Studies Student Demographics at Conn College

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

Conn College Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 27 area studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Conn College, about 26% were men and 74% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area studies at Conn College are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level. Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 2% 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 Connecticut College with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Conn College 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 CT, the home state for Connecticut College.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT

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 Beyond My Ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.