Area Studies at University at Albany

What traits are you looking for in a area studies school? To help you decide if University at Albany is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's area studies program.

UAlbany is located in Albany, New York and has a total student population of 17,688. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 25 students received a bachelor's degree in area studies from UAlbany.

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.

UAlbany Area Studies Degrees Available

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

UAlbany Area Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at UAlbany 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 studies major at UAlbany 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
	31
Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools	44

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in area studies from UAlbany. This is the #84 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of UAlbany Area Studies Graduates

The median salary of area studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at UAlbany is $26,496. This is less than $30,421, which is the national average of all area studies majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Area Studies Student Demographics at UAlbany

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

UAlbany Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

The area studies program at UAlbany awarded 25 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 36% of these degrees went to men with the other 64% going to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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 University at Albany with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	12
White	8
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UAlbany Area Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

UAlbany also has a doctoral program available in area studies. In 2021, 0 student 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 NY, the home state for University at Albany.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280

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 college under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.