Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Cornell University

If you are interested in studying area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies, you may want to check out the program at Cornell University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and has a total student population of 23,620.

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.

Cornell 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

Cornell Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

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

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% 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 Cornell since its program graduates 18% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	20
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies master's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cornell University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	49
Ethnic Studies	18

Related Majors

• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• English Language & Literature
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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 Cornell University.

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 Notyourbroom under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.