Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Indiana University - Bloomington

If you are interested in studying area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, you may want to check out the program at Indiana University - Bloomington. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and approximately 43,064 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from IU Bloomington.

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.

IU Bloomington 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

IU Bloomington Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs across the country. The following shows how IU Bloomington performed in these rankings.

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, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at IU Bloomington 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
	19
Most Focused Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools	23
Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools	40
Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73
Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	89

In 2021, 41 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from IU Bloomington. This makes it the #8 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 9 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #5 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at IU Bloomington awarded 36 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 22% of these degrees went to men with the other 78% going to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at IU Bloomington are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

IU Bloomington Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

Of the 41 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from IU Bloomington, 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. IU Bloomington does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's degree from IU Bloomington, 54% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

IU Bloomington also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 9 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

If you plan to be a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Indiana University - Bloomington. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	44
Ethnic Studies	42

Related Majors

• Library Science
• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Interpreters and Translators	870	$41,700
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	60	$79,960

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 Nyttend under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.