Area Studies at Stanford University

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

Stanford is located in Stanford, California and approximately 15,953 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.

Stanford Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies
• Master’s Degree in Area Studies

Stanford Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at Stanford 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in area studies, making the school the #19 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area Studies Student Demographics at Stanford

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

Stanford Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 56% 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 Stanford since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

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 Stanford University with a bachelor's in area studies.

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

Stanford Area Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in area studies each year. Stanford does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 8% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Stanford University with a master's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	12
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Area Studies

If you plan to be a area 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 Stanford University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
East Asian Studies	29
American U.S. Studies	6
Area Studies, Other	5
Central & Eastern European Studies	3

Related Majors

• 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 CA, the home state for Stanford University.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,280	$96,200

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 Pere Joan under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.