Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at The Graduate Center, CUNY

Every area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at The Graduate Center, CUNY stacks up to those at other schools.

The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 9,300. Of the 762 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The Graduate Center, CUNY in 2021, 23 of them were area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors.

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.

The Graduate Center 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

Online Classes Are Available at The Graduate Center

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

The Graduate Center does offer online education options in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

The Graduate Center Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at The Graduate Center 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
Most Popular Online Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	2

In 2021, 57 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from The Graduate Center. This makes it the #4 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 The Graduate Center

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at The Graduate Center, CUNY.

The Graduate Center Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 23 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from The Graduate Center. Of these graduates, 4% were men and 96% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 The Graduate Center, CUNY with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	7
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

The Graduate Center Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 57 students graduated with a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from The Graduate Center. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

Of the students who received a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's degree from The Graduate Center, 65% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	37
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

The Graduate Center 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

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 The Graduate Center, CUNY. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	89
Area Studies	9

Related Majors

• Education
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

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 The Graduate Center, CUNY.

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 Alex Irklievski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.