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

What traits are you looking for in a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies school? To help you decide if University of Alaska Fairbanks is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program.

UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and has a total student population of 6,813. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UAF.

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
• Doctorate 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, and gender studies for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree
• Master’s Degree

UAF Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

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

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, and 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Online Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	5
Most Popular Online Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools	6
Most Focused Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	244

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UAF. This is the #123 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and 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, and gender studies majors at University of Alaska Fairbanks.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from UAF. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 50% 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 University of Alaska Fairbanks with a bachelor'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	5

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

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

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, and 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	0

UAF also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

If you plan to be a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
• Social Sciences
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology

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 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.