Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Purdue University - Main Campus

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

Purdue is located in West Lafayette, Indiana and has a total student population of 46,655. Of the 8,338 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Purdue University - Main Campus in 2021, 15 of them were area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Purdue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Master’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Doctorate Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Purdue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at Purdue is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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.

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Purdue. This is the #123 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #21 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at Purdue

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Purdue University - Main Campus.

Purdue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 15 students earned a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Purdue. About 67% of these graduates were women and the other 33% were men. The typical area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at Purdue since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Purdue 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 Purdue University - Main Campus with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Purdue Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at Purdue awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Purdue University - Main Campus with a master's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

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

Purdue also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 4 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

The following area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies concentations are available at Purdue University - Main Campus. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Purdue University - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	15
Ethnic Studies	5

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism
• Social Sciences

Careers That Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender 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 IN, the home state for Purdue University - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Interpreters and Translators	870	$41,700
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	60	$79,960

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 Abhijitsathe under License

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