Area Studies at Indiana University - Bloomington

If you plan to study area studies, take a look at what Indiana University - Bloomington has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

IU Bloomington is located in Bloomington, Indiana and has a total student population of 43,064.

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.

IU Bloomington Area Studies Degrees Available

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

IU Bloomington Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at IU Bloomington 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 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in area studies, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area Studies Student Demographics at IU Bloomington

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

IU Bloomington Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% 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 IU Bloomington since its program graduates 11% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area 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 studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

IU Bloomington Area Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in area studies each year. IU Bloomington does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

Of the students who received a area studies master's degree from IU Bloomington, 59% 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 studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	13
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Area Studies

If you plan to be a area studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Indiana University - Bloomington. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ural-Altaic & Central Asian Studies	15
Russian Studies	11
East Asian Studies	8
Latin American Studies	4
American U.S. Studies	3
African Studies	1
South Asian Studies	1
Western European Studies	1

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 IN, the home state for Indiana University - Bloomington.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
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.