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Area Studies at Furman University

Area Studies at Furman University

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

Furman is located in Greenville, South Carolina and approximately 2,567 students attend the school each year.

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.

Furman Area Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

Furman Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at Furman 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 Furman

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

Furman Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

75% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 25% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Furman University with a bachelor's in area studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 7
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Area Studies

If you plan to be a area studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Furman University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Japanese Studies 10
Asian Studies 9
Chinese Studies 8

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 SC, the home state for Furman University.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC

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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