Area Studies at Florida State University

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

Florida State is located in Tallahassee, Florida and has a total student population of 43,569.

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.

Florida State Area Studies Degrees Available

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

Florida State Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at Florida State 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 Florida State

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

Florida State Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 18% 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 State University with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Florida State Area Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in area studies each year. Florida State does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

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

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

Concentrations Within Area Studies

The following area studies concentations are available at Florida State University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Florida State University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Asian Studies	5
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	5
Central & Eastern European Studies	2
Latin American & Caribbean Studies	2
Italian Studies	1

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 State 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 Ayzmo under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.