Area Studies at Muhlenberg College

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 Muhlenberg College stacks up to those at other schools.

Muhlenberg is located in Allentown, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,067. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students received a bachelor's degree in area studies from Muhlenberg.

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.

Muhlenberg Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

Muhlenberg Area Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks area studies programs across the country. The following shows how Muhlenberg performed in these 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.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area studies major at Muhlenberg 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Area Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools	5
Most Popular Area Studies Schools	136

Area Studies Student Demographics at Muhlenberg

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

Muhlenberg Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 11 students earned a bachelor's degree in area studies from Muhlenberg. About 64% of these graduates were women and the other 36% were men.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area studies at Muhlenberg 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 Muhlenberg College with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Muhlenberg also has a doctoral program available in area studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 PA, the home state for Muhlenberg College.

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
• Image Credit: By Duempel at de.wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.