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Area Studies at St Olaf College

Area Studies at St Olaf College

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 St Olaf College stacks up to those at other schools.

St. Olaf is located in Northfield, Minnesota and approximately 2,953 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.

St. Olaf Area Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

St. Olaf Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at St. Olaf 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 St. Olaf

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

St. Olaf Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

62% Women
23% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from St Olaf College with a bachelor's in area studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 4
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Area Studies

The following area studies concentations are available at St Olaf College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at St Olaf College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Asian Studies 15
American U.S. Studies 7
Latin American Studies 3
Russian Studies 3

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 MN, the home state for St Olaf College.

Occupation Jobs in MN Average Salary in MN
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 260 $86,000

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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