Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at New York University

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

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775. Of the 6,752 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from New York University in 2021, 56 of them were area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors.

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.

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

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

NYU Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies progam at NYU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at NYU is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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
	12
Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools	51

In 2021, 64 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from NYU. This makes it the #3 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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

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

NYU Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 56 students earned a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from NYU. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. The typical area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at NYU since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	13
White	15
International Students	13
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

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

Of the 64 students who earned a master's degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies from NYU in 2020-2021, 34% were men and 66% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. NYU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 7% more men than average.

Of the students who received a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's degree from NYU, 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 New York University with a master's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	38
International Students	9
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

NYU also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 7 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New York University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	118
Ethnic Studies	9

Related Majors

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

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 NY, the home state for New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280

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 Cincin12 under License

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