Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Rutgers University - Newark

Every area, ethnic, culture, and gender 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, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at Rutgers University - Newark stacks up to those at other schools.

Rutgers Newark is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 13,231. Of the 2,346 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Rutgers University - Newark in 2021, 8 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.

Rutgers Newark 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

Rutgers Newark Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies progam at Rutgers Newark compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at Rutgers Newark 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	37
Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	37
Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	39
Most Focused Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools	73
Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools	81
	103
Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	261

In 2021, 4 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Rutgers Newark. This makes it the #82 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #29 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at Rutgers Newark

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

Rutgers Newark Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Rutgers Newark. About 13% were men and 88% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rutgers Newark Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

Of the 4 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from Rutgers Newark, about 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. Rutgers Newark does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

Of the students who received a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's degree from Rutgers Newark, 75% 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 Rutgers University - Newark with a master's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Rutgers Newark also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

If you plan to be a area, ethnic, culture, and gender 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 Rutgers University - Newark. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	8
Area Studies	7

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

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 NJ, the home state for Rutgers University - Newark.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Interpreters and Translators	540	$74,750

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.