Area Studies at University of California - Riverside

If you plan to study area studies, take a look at what University of California - Riverside has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UCR is located in Riverside, California and approximately 26,434 students attend the school each year. Of the 6,193 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of California - Riverside in 2021, 19 of them were area studies majors.

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.

UCR Area Studies Degrees Available

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

UCR Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at UCR 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.

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in area studies from UCR. This makes it the #74 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Area Studies Student Demographics at UCR

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

UCR Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UCR since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	7
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCR Area Studies Master’s Program

Of the 2 area studies students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCR, about 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the area studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 11% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of California - Riverside with a master's in area 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	1

UCR also has a doctoral program available in area studies. In 2021, 0 student 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 - Riverside.

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 Amerique under License

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