Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603. Of the 2,722 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University in 2021, 32 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.

Northwestern 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

Northwestern Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at Northwestern 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.

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Northwestern. This makes it the #82 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	14
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Northwestern. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

In the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 25% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Northwestern also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 2 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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	39
Area Studies	17

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Education
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Interpreters and Translators	1,970	$46,320
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	450	$74,010

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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

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