Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

Every area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at The University of Texas at Austin stacks up to those at other schools.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and approximately 50,476 students attend the school each year. Of the 10,592 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from The University of Texas at Austin in 2021, 100 of them were area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors.

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.

UT Austin Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Master’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Doctorate Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

UT Austin Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies progam at UT Austin compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UT Austin 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 Focused Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	15

In 2021, 40 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UT Austin. This makes it the #9 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at UT Austin

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 Texas at Austin.

UT Austin Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 100 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Austin, about 32% were men and 68% were women. The typical area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at UT Austin since its program graduates 5% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	34
White	31
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UT Austin Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

Of the 40 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UT Austin, about 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 15% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	18
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UT Austin also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 16 students 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 Texas at Austin. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	107
Ethnic Studies	49

Related Majors

• History
• Education
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Interpreters and Translators	5,460	$58,650
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	510	$65,060

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 Reid Sullivan under License

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