Area Studies at Holy Names 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 Holy Names University stacks up to those at other schools.

HNU is located in Oakland, California and has a total student population of 1,014. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in area studies from HNU.

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.

HNU Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

HNU Area Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks area studies programs across the country. The following shows how HNU performed in these rankings.

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 studies major at HNU 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	68
Most Focused Area Studies Schools	75
Most Popular Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	217
Most Popular Area Studies Schools	250

Area Studies Student Demographics at HNU

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

HNU Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a bachelor's degree in area studies from HNU. About 100% of these graduates were women and the other 0% were men.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 61% 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 Holy Names University with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

HNU also has a doctoral program available in area studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 CA, the home state for Holy Names University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,280	$96,200

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 HolyNamesWebmaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.