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. Of the 780 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Furman University in 2021, 27 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.

Furman Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

Furman Area Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	16
Most Popular Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	43

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

The area studies program at Furman awarded 27 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area studies at Furman are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

Related Majors

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online
• Image Credit: By Greengrass090 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.