Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Georgetown University

If you plan to study area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, take a look at what Georgetown University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Georgetown is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 19,371. Of the 2,120 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Georgetown University in 2021, 40 of them were area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors.

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.

Georgetown 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
• Doctorate Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Georgetown Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

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

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at Georgetown 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
Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools	1
Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	51
Most Focused Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools	97

In 2021, 106 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Georgetown. This makes it the #2 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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

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

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

Of the 40 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Georgetown in 2021, 25% were men and 75% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	18
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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

Of the 106 students who graduated with a master’s in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Georgetown in 2021, 42% were men and 58% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. Georgetown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 14% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	52
International Students	27
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Georgetown also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 1 students 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 Georgetown University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Georgetown University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	132
Ethnic Studies	15

Related Majors

• Education
• History
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 DC, the home state for Georgetown University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC
Interpreters and Translators	490	$93,730

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 Lucas Cantor under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.