Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Towson University

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 Towson University stacks up to those at other schools.

Towson is located in Towson, Maryland and approximately 21,917 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 36 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors received their bachelor's degree from Towson.

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.

Towson 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

Towson Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies progam at Towson 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 Towson 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	73

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Towson. This is the #123 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 Towson

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Towson. About 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 53% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Towson 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 Towson University with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	11
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 1 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major earned their master's degree from Towson.

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

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

Towson 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 Towson University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Towson University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	24
Area Studies	13

Related Majors

• History
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism

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 MD, the home state for Towson University.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Interpreters and Translators	1,120	$70,530
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	160	$86,280

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 Amouzone under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.