Area Studies at Georgetown University

If you plan to study area 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.

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.

Georgetown Area Studies Degrees Available

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

Georgetown Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at Georgetown 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in area studies, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area Studies Student Demographics at Georgetown

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

Georgetown Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 4% 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 Georgetown University with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Georgetown Area Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in area studies each year. Georgetown does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% 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 studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	11
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	54
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	11

Concentrations Within Area Studies

Area Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. 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
East Asian Studies	29
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	27
American U.S. Studies	25
Latin American Studies	20
Central & Eastern European Studies	17
Western European Studies	13
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 DC, the home state for Georgetown University.

Occupation	Jobs in DC	Average Salary in DC

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.