Area Studies at Emory University

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

Emory is located in Atlanta, Georgia and has a total student population of 13,997. In 2021, 51 area studies majors received their bachelor's degree from Emory.

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.

Emory Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

Emory Area Studies Rankings

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

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 Emory 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
Best Area Studies Schools	33
Most Focused Area Studies Schools	78
Most Popular Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools	99

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

How Much Do Area Studies Graduates from Emory Make?

The median salary of area studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at Emory is $27,258. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,421 for all area studies students.

Area Studies Student Demographics at Emory

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

Emory Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 51 area studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from Emory, about 29% were men and 71% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	20
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Emory 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 GA, the home state for Emory University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	130	$51,590

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 Mpspqr under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.