Area Studies at Ohio University - Athens Campus

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

OHIO Athens is located in Athens, Ohio and approximately 25,714 students attend the school each year.

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.

OHIO Athens Area Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Area Studies (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies
• Master’s Degree in Area Studies

OHIO Athens Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at OHIO Athens 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.

Area Studies Student Demographics at OHIO Athens

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

OHIO Athens Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area studies at OHIO Athens 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 Ohio University - Athens Campus with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

OHIO Athens Area Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in area studies each year. OHIO Athens does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ohio University - Athens Campus with a master's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	0
International Students	23
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Area Studies

If you plan to be a area studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Ohio University - Athens Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
African Studies	13
Asian Studies	8
Latin American Studies	7
European Studies	4

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 Ohio University - Athens Campus.

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 Robert Chriss under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.