Area Studies at University of California - Berkeley

What traits are you looking for in a area studies school? To help you decide if University of California - Berkeley is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's area studies program.

UC Berkeley is located in Berkeley, California and approximately 42,327 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.

UC Berkeley Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies
• Master’s Degree in Area Studies

UC Berkeley Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at UC Berkeley 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.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in area studies, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area Studies Student Demographics at UC Berkeley

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

UC Berkeley Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area 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 California - Berkeley with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	10
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	26
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	7

UC Berkeley Area Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in area studies each year. UC Berkeley does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 36% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Berkeley with a master's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
American U.S. Studies	80
Asian Studies	20
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	5

Related Majors

• 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 CA, the home state for University of California - Berkeley.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,280	$96,200

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 LAgirl5252 under License

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