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Area Studies at Duke University

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

Duke is located in Durham, North Carolina and approximately 16,172 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,319 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Duke University in 2021, 31 of them were area studies majors.

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.

Duke Area Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies
  • Master’s Degree in Area Studies

Duke Area Studies Rankings

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

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 Duke 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 Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools 2
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Best Value Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools 18

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in area studies from Duke. This makes it the #21 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

How Much Do Area Studies Graduates from Duke Make?

The median salary of area studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at Duke is $43,489. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 43% higher than the national average of $30,421 for all area studies bachelor's degree recipients.

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Area Studies Student Demographics at Duke

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

Duke Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

81% Women
61% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2020-2021 academic year, 31 students earned a bachelor's degree in area studies from Duke. About 81% of these graduates were women and the other 19% were men.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 22% 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 Duke University with a bachelor's in area studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 10
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Duke Area Studies Master’s Program

75% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Duke University with a master's in area studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 0
International Students 12
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Duke also has a doctoral program available in area studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 NC, the home state for Duke University.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 260 $82,580

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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