Area Studies at Tufts University

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities* (Bachelor's)

Every area 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 studies program at Tufts University stacks up to those at other schools.

Tufts is located in Medford, Massachusetts and approximately 12,219 students attend the school each year.

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.

Tufts Area Studies Degrees Available

Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

Tufts Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at Tufts 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.

Area Studies Student Demographics at Tufts

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

Tufts Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

54% Women

31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 46% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at Tufts since its program graduates 7% more men than average.

About 65% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area studies at Tufts 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 Tufts University with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Area Studies

If you plan to be a area studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Tufts University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
American U.S. Studies	16
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	6
Central & Eastern European Studies	4
German Studies	2

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 MA, the home state for Tufts University.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	470	$98,380

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
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