Area Studies at Rutgers University - New Brunswick

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

If you are interested in studying area studies, you may want to check out the program at Rutgers University - New Brunswick. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rutgers New Brunswick is located in New Brunswick, New Jersey and has a total student population of 50,411.

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.

Rutgers New Brunswick Area Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

Rutgers New Brunswick Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at Rutgers New Brunswick 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 Rutgers New Brunswick

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area studies majors at Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Rutgers New Brunswick Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

38% Women

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 38% 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 Rutgers New Brunswick since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Area Studies

Area Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Rutgers University - New Brunswick. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
American U.S. Studies	8
East Asian Studies	3
European Studies	1

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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - New Brunswick.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ

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
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