Area Studies at Northeastern University

If you plan to study area studies, take a look at what Northeastern University has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Northeastern is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 22,905. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in area studies from Northeastern.

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.

Northeastern Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

Northeastern Area Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks area studies programs across the country. The following shows how Northeastern 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 Northeastern 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 Focused Area Studies Schools	362

Area Studies Student Demographics at Northeastern

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

Northeastern Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Area Studies from Northeastern in 2020-2021, 100% were men and 0% were women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at Northeastern since its program graduates 60% more men than average.

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

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

Northeastern 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 MA, the home state for Northeastern University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	470	$98,380

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 (User:Piotrus) under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.