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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 96 students received a bachelor's degree in area studies from UC Berkeley.

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
• Doctorate Degree in Area Studies

UC Berkeley Area Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks area studies programs across the country. The following shows how UC Berkeley performed in these rankings.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools	31
Most Focused Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools	66
Most Focused Area Studies Schools	109

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in area studies from UC Berkeley. This makes it the #31 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

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.

Earnings of UC Berkeley Area Studies Graduates

The median salary of area studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at UC Berkeley is $40,373. This is 33% higher than $30,421, which is the national average for all area studies bachelor's degree recipients.

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

The area studies program at UC Berkeley awarded 96 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 48% of these degrees went to men with the other 52% going to women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UC Berkeley since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 25% 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	21
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	23
White	30
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	10

UC Berkeley Area Studies Master’s Program

Of the 8 students who graduated with a master’s in area studies from UC Berkeley in 2021, 38% were men and 63% were women.

In the area studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 63% of degree recipients. That is 23% better 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 master's in area studies.

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

UC Berkeley also has a doctoral program available in area studies. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.