Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of Chicago

Every area, ethnic, culture, and 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, and gender studies program at University of Chicago stacks up to those at other schools.

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 17,834 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,163 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Chicago in 2021, 24 of them were area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors.

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.

UChicago 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

UChicago Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies progam at UChicago 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 UChicago 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
Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools	64
Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools	64

In 2021, 30 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UChicago. This makes it the #12 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 24 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from UChicago. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Chicago with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	7
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. UChicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 19% more men than average.

Of the students who received a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's degree from UChicago, 70% 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 Chicago with a master's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UChicago also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Chicago. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	45
Ethnic Studies	24

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• History
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Interpreters and Translators	1,970	$46,320
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	450	$74,010

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 Leefon under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.