Area Studies at University of Delaware

Every area 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 studies program at University of Delaware stacks up to those at other schools.

UD is located in Newark, Delaware and has a total student population of 23,613. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students received a bachelor's degree in area studies from UD.

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.

UD Area Studies Degrees Available

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

UD Area Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at UD compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 UD 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 Bachelor’s Degree Schools	46
Most Popular Area Studies Schools	118

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in area studies from UD. This makes it the #36 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Area Studies Student Demographics at UD

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

UD Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 area studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from UD. Of these graduates, 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UD since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 83% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area studies at UD 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 Delaware with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UD Area Studies Master’s Program

The area studies program at UD awarded 7 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 43% of these degrees went to men with the other 57% going to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in area studies each year. UD does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 3% more men than average.

Of the students who received a area studies master's degree from UD, 86% 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 Delaware with a master's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UD 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 DE, the home state for University of Delaware.

Occupation	Jobs in DE	Average Salary in DE

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 Ottawa80 at English Wikipedia under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.