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

Every area, ethnic, culture, & gender 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, ethnic, culture, & gender studies program at Howard University stacks up to those at other schools.

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and approximately 10,859 students attend the school each year.

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.

Howard 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

Howard Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies major at Howard 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.

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

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 11% of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 51% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

In the area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 51% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	26
Area Studies	6
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other)	5

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Theology & Religious Vocations

Careers That Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area, ethnic, culture, & 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 Howard 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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.