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

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

UM is located in Missoula, Montana and has a total student population of 9,808. In 2021, 13 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors received their bachelor's degree from UM.

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.

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

• Undergrad Certificate in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

UM Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs across the country. The following shows how UM performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at UM 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools	13

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

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 Montana.

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

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at UM awarded 13 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 8% of these degrees went to men with the other 92% going to women.

About 69% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at UM 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 Montana with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UM 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

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from The University of Montana. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	11
Area Studies	5

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 MT, the home state for The University of Montana.

Occupation	Jobs in MT	Average Salary in MT
Interpreters and Translators	60	$37,910

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 Djembayz under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.