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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 students received a bachelor's degree in area studies from Cornell.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Area Studies

Cornell Area Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at Cornell 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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	28

In 2021, 10 students received their master’s degree in area studies from Cornell. This makes it the #26 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Earnings of Cornell Area Studies Graduates

The median salary of area studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at Cornell is $30,086. This is less than $30,421, which is the national average of all area studies majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 37 area studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from Cornell. Of these graduates, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Cornell since its program graduates 4% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 1% 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 Cornell University with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	18
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Cornell Area Studies Master’s Program

Of the 10 students who graduated with a master’s in area studies from Cornell in 2021, 40% were men and 60% were women.

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	3
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Cornell also has a doctoral program available in area studies. In 2021, 2 students 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 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.