Area Studies at DePaul University

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 DePaul University stacks up to those at other schools.

DePaul is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 21,922 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 11 area studies majors received their bachelor's degree from DePaul.

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.

DePaul Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

DePaul Area Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at DePaul compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area studies major at DePaul 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
Best Value Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	86
Most Popular Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools	99

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

How Much Do Area Studies Graduates from DePaul Make?

The median salary of area studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at DePaul is $28,163. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,421 for all area studies students.

Area Studies Student Demographics at DePaul

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

DePaul Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in area studies from DePaul. About 18% were men and 82% were women.

About 82% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area 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 studies.

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

DePaul 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 IL, the home state for DePaul University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
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.