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

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

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and approximately 30,391 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 students received a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Harvard.

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.

Harvard 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

Harvard Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies progam at Harvard 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 Harvard 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 Focused Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools	11
Most Focused Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools	152

In 2021, 56 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Harvard. This makes it the #5 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 39 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from Harvard. Of these graduates, 31% were men and 69% 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 Harvard since its program graduates 3% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	10
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Of the 56 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Harvard, about 46% were men and 54% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	22
International Students	24
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Harvard also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 27 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Harvard University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	94
Ethnic Studies	28

Related Majors

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

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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	470	$98,380

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 Elisa.rolle under License

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