Area Studies at Cornell University

What traits are you looking for in a area studies school? To help you decide if Cornell University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's area studies program.

Cornell is located in Ithaca, New York and approximately 23,620 students attend the school each year.

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.

Cornell Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies
• Master’s Degree in Area Studies

Cornell Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at Cornell 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in area studies. This makes the school the #27 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area Studies Student Demographics at Cornell

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

Cornell Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 9% 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 studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	17
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Cornell Area Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in area studies each year. Cornell does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 5% 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 studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Area Studies

If you plan to be a area studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Cornell University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Asian Studies	21
American U.S. Studies	17
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	6
German Studies	5

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 NY, the home state for Cornell University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
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.