Area Studies at Syracuse University

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

Syracuse is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 21,322 students attend the school each year. Of the 4,193 student who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from Syracuse University in 2,021, 1 of them were area studies majors.

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.

Syracuse Area Studies Degrees Available

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

Syracuse Area Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at Syracuse compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area studies major at Syracuse 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
Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools	35
Most Popular Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools	73
Best Value Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	98

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in area studies from Syracuse. This makes it the #74 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Area Studies Student Demographics at Syracuse

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

Syracuse Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 student earned a bachelor's degree in area studies from Syracuse.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Syracuse University with a bachelor'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

Syracuse Area Studies Master’s Program

The area studies program at Syracuse awarded 2 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 0% of these degrees went to men with the other 100% going to women.

In the area studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 61% better than the national average.*

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

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

Syracuse 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 Syracuse University.

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 Justing under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.