Area Studies at Harvard University

Every area studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the area studies program at Harvard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Harvard is located in Cambridge, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 30,391.

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.

Harvard Area Studies Degrees Available

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

Harvard Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at Harvard 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 27 students who received their doctoral degrees in area studies, making the school the #2 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area Studies Student Demographics at Harvard

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

Harvard Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at Harvard since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 20% 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 Harvard University with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	7
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Harvard Area Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in area studies each year. Harvard does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% 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 studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	29
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Area Studies

The following area studies concentations are available at Harvard University. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Harvard University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
East Asian Studies	39
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	33
South Asian Studies	10
Central & Eastern European Studies	9
American U.S. Studies	3

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 MA, the home state for Harvard University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
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

More about our data sources and methodologies.