Area Studies at Queens College

Every area 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 studies program at Queens College stacks up to those at other schools.

QC is located in Queens, New York and has a total student population of 19,700. In 2021, 12 area studies majors received their bachelor's degree from QC.

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.

QC Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

QC Area Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks area studies programs across the country. The following shows how QC performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area studies major at QC 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 Focused Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	29

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in area studies from QC. This is the #100 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Area Studies Student Demographics at QC

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

QC Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

The area studies program at QC awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% 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 Queens College with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

QC 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 Queens College.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.