Area Studies at Florida International University

What traits are you looking for in a area studies school? To help you decide if Florida International University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's area studies program.

FIU is located in Miami, Florida and has a total student population of 58,836.

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.

FIU Area Studies Degrees Available

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

FIU Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at FIU 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.

Area Studies Student Demographics at FIU

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

FIU Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 46% 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 Florida International University with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	22
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FIU Area Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 58% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 42% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in area studies each year. FIU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

In the area studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 79% of degree recipients. That is 39% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	1
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Area Studies

Area Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Florida International University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Asian Studies	32
Latin American Studies	8
Latin American & Caribbean Studies	7

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 FL, the home state for Florida International University.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	270	$77,360

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 Comayagua99 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.