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

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In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in area studies from The Graduate Center. This makes it the #44 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in area studies each year. The Graduate Center does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

Of the students who received a area studies master's degree from The Graduate Center, 67% 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	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

The Graduate Center also has a doctoral program available in area studies. In 2021, 0 student 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 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
• Image Credit: By Alex Irklievski under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.