Area Studies at Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

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 Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg stacks up to those at other schools.

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.

Penn State Harrisburg Area Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies
Master’s Degree in Area Studies

Penn State Harrisburg Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at Penn State Harrisburg 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 Penn State Harrisburg

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

Penn State Harrisburg Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

33% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at Penn State Harrisburg since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

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

Penn State Harrisburg Area Studies Master’s Program

33% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in area studies each year. Penn State Harrisburg does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 27% more men than average.

Of the students who received a area studies master's degree from Penn State Harrisburg, 67% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

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 PA, the home state for Pennsylvania State University - Harrisburg.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	440	$93,440

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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