Area Studies at Lehigh University

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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

Lehigh is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and approximately 7,067 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.

Lehigh Area Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

Lehigh Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at Lehigh 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 Lehigh

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

Lehigh Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 0% 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 Lehigh since its program graduates 61% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 10% 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 Lehigh University with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
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 Lehigh University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
African Studies	2
Latin American Studies	1

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 PA, the home state for Lehigh University.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	440	$93,440

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
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