Area Studies at Kennesaw State 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 Kennesaw State University stacks up to those at other schools.

KSU Georgia is located in Kennesaw, Georgia and approximately 41,181 students attend the school each year.

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.

KSU Georgia Area Studies Degrees Available

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

KSU Georgia Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at KSU Georgia 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.

Area Studies Student Demographics at KSU Georgia

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

KSU Georgia Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 27% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% 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 Kennesaw State University with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

KSU Georgia Area Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in area studies each year. KSU Georgia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 41% more men than average.

In the area studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 80% of degree recipients. That is 40% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Kennesaw State University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Asian Studies	10
American U.S. Studies	9
African Studies	4

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 GA, the home state for Kennesaw State University.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	130	$51,590

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.