Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Mississippi University for Women

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

MUW is located in Columbus, Mississippi and approximately 2,704 students attend the school each year.

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.

MUW Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Online Classes Are Available at MUW

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, MUW does offer online courses in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies for the following degree levels:

• Master’s Degree

MUW Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from MUW. This makes it the #110 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at MUW

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

MUW Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 2 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors earned their master's degree from MUW. Of these graduates, 0% were men and 100% were women.

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

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

MUW also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 0 student 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mississippi University for Women. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	2

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• History

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi University for Women.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Interpreters and Translators	140	$52,110
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	30	$81,890

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.