Area Studies at Northwestern University

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 Northwestern University stacks up to those at other schools.

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, 12 of them were area studies majors.

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.

Northwestern Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

Northwestern Area Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at Northwestern compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area studies major at Northwestern 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	235

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in area studies from Northwestern. This is the #100 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Area Studies Student Demographics at Northwestern

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

Northwestern Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

The area studies program at Northwestern awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area studies at Northwestern 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 Northwestern University with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

Related Majors

• Ethnic Studies

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
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

More about our data sources and methodologies.