Area Studies at The Graduate Center, CUNY

If you plan to study area studies, take a look at what The Graduate Center, CUNY has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

The Graduate Center is located in New York, New York and approximately 9,300 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.

The Graduate Center Area Studies Degrees Available

Master’s Degree in Area Studies

The Graduate Center Area Studies Rankings

Area Studies Student Demographics at The Graduate Center

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

The Graduate Center Area Studies Master’s Program

20% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in area studies each year. The Graduate Center does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 41% more men than average.

Of the students who received a area studies master's degree from The Graduate Center, 60% 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 studies.

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

Concentrations Within Area Studies

The following area studies concentations are available at The Graduate Center, CUNY. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The Graduate Center, CUNY. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	6
American U.S. Studies	3

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 The Graduate Center, CUNY.

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
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