Area Studies at University of Connecticut

If you are interested in studying area studies, you may want to check out the program at University of Connecticut. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UCONN is located in Storrs, Connecticut and has a total student population of 27,215. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 13 students received a bachelor's degree in area studies from UCONN.

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.

UCONN Area Studies Degrees Available

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

UCONN Area Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area studies major at UCONN 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
Best Value Area Studies Schools	96

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

Earnings of UCONN Area Studies Graduates

The median salary of area studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at UCONN is $29,732. This is less than $30,421, which is the national average of all area studies majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Area Studies Student Demographics at UCONN

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

UCONN Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 13 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Area Studies from UCONN in 2020-2021, 38% were men and 62% were women.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area studies at UCONN are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UCONN Area Studies Master’s Program

Of the 2 area studies students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UCONN, 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 Connecticut with a master's in area studies.

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

UCONN 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 CT, the home state for University of Connecticut.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT

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 Daderot under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.