Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at George Mason University

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

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 7 students received a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from GMU.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies section at the bottom of this page.

GMU Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Master’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

GMU Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies progam at GMU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at GMU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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 Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools	95

In 2021, 3 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from GMU. This makes it the #96 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at GMU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at George Mason University.

GMU Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 7 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies from GMU in 2020-2021, 43% were men and 57% were women. The typical area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at GMU since its program graduates 15% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at GMU 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 George Mason University with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

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

GMU Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a master's degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies from GMU in 2020-2021, 67% were men and 33% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. GMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 39% more men than average.

Of the students who received a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's degree from GMU, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from George Mason University with a master's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

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

GMU also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

The following area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies concentations are available at George Mason University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at George Mason University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	10
Ethnic Studies	3

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

Careers That Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender 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 VA, the home state for George Mason University.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Interpreters and Translators	2,000	$70,770
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$76,950

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 Lucien Dalarun under License

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