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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 students received a bachelor's degree in area studies from Stanford.

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
• Doctorate 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.

In 2021, 28 students received their master’s degree in area studies from Stanford. This makes it the #9 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

The area studies program at Stanford awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 25% of these degrees went to men with the other 75% going to women.

About 58% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area studies at Stanford 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 Stanford University with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Stanford Area Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 28 students graduated with a master's degree in area studies from Stanford. About 29% were men and 71% were women.

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	0
White	7
International Students	20
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Stanford also has a doctoral program available in area studies. In 2021, 3 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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.