Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at DePaul University

If you are interested in studying area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, you may want to check out the program at DePaul University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 21,922 students attend the school each year. Of the 3,335 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from DePaul University in 2021, 22 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.

DePaul 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

DePaul Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs across the country. The following shows how DePaul 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, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at DePaul 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
Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	5
Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	17
	50
Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools	66
Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	74

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from DePaul. This makes it the #29 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 DePaul

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at DePaul University.

DePaul Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from DePaul. Of these graduates, 9% were men and 91% were women.

About 59% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at DePaul are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	13
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

DePaul Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

Of the 14 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from DePaul, about 7% were men and 93% were women.

Of the students who received a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's degree from DePaul, 57% 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 DePaul University with a master's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

DePaul 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

The following area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies concentations are available at DePaul University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at DePaul University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	26
Area Studies	11

Related Majors

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

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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Interpreters and Translators	1,970	$46,320
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	450	$74,010

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 Just under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.