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Area Studies at Providence College

Area Studies at Providence College

What traits are you looking for in a area studies school? To help you decide if Providence College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's area studies program.

Providence is located in Providence, Rhode Island and approximately 4,821 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.

Providence Area Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

Providence Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at Providence 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 Providence

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

Providence Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

67% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

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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 Providence College with a bachelor's in area studies.

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

Concentrations Within Area Studies

The following area studies concentations are available at Providence College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Providence College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
American U.S. Studies 5

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 RI, the home state for Providence College.

Occupation Jobs in RI Average Salary in RI

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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