Area Studies at Oberlin College

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

Oberlin is located in Oberlin, Ohio and has a total student population of 2,658. In 2021, 41 area studies majors received their bachelor's degree from Oberlin.

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.

Oberlin Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

Oberlin Area Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area studies major at Oberlin 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	6
Most Popular Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	27
Best Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	64
	94
Best Value Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	95
Best Value Area Studies Schools	102

How Much Do Area Studies Graduates from Oberlin Make?

The median salary of area studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at Oberlin is $19,436. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,421 for all area studies students.

Area Studies Student Demographics at Oberlin

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

Oberlin Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 41 area studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from Oberlin. Of these graduates, 29% were men and 71% were women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area studies at Oberlin 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 Oberlin College with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	21
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

Oberlin 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 OH, the home state for Oberlin College.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	250	$80,260

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 Matthew Trump under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.