Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at The University of Alabama

If you plan to study area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, take a look at what The University of Alabama has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UA is located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama and has a total student population of 37,840. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 22 students received a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UA.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UA Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Master’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

UA Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies progam at UA 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, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at UA is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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
Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools	29

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UA. This makes it the #29 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at UA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at The University of Alabama.

UA Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UA, about 23% were men and 77% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at UA 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 The University of Alabama with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UA Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

Of the 14 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UA, about 14% were men and 86% were women.

Of the students who received a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's degree from UA, 57% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from The University of Alabama with a master's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UA also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

The following area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies concentations are available at The University of Alabama. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Alabama. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	20
Ethnic Studies	16

Related Majors

• Library Science
• History
• Psychology
• Education
• Social Sciences

Careers That Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender 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 AL, the home state for The University of Alabama.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Interpreters and Translators	250	$40,510

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 Deutschlandreform under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.