Area Studies at Howard University

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

Howard is located in Washington, District of Columbia and has a total student population of 10,859. Of the 1,542 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Howard University in 2,021, 1 of them were area studies majors.

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.

Howard Area Studies Degrees Available

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

Howard Area Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at Howard compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area studies major at Howard 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 Popular Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools	29
Most Focused Area Studies Schools	211

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in area studies from Howard. This is the #100 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Area Studies Student Demographics at Howard

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

Howard Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

The area studies program at Howard awarded 1 bachelor's degree in 2020-2021.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Howard also has a doctoral program available in area studies. In 2021, 5 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

• Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other)
• 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 Howard 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 Josh under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.