Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of Alaska Fairbanks

Every area, ethnic, culture, & 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, & gender studies program at University of Alaska Fairbanks stacks up to those at other schools.

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and has a total student population of 6,813.

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.

UAF 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

Online Classes Are Available at UAF

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UAF does offer online courses in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UAF Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies major at UAF 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.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

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

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies master's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies each year. UAF does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies master's degree from UAF, 60% 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 University of Alaska Fairbanks with a master's in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies.

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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	8
Area Studies	1

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• English Language & Literature
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences

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

A degree in area, ethnic, culture, & 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 AK, the home state for University of Alaska Fairbanks.

Occupation	Jobs in AK	Average Salary in AK
Interpreters and Translators	90	$52,990

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 Burntorange72 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.