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Area Studies at University of Georgia

Area Studies at University of Georgia

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

UGA is located in Athens, Georgia and approximately 39,147 students attend the school each year.

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.

UGA Area Studies Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Area Studies (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

UGA Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at UGA 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.

Area Studies Student Demographics at UGA

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

UGA Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area studies at UGA 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in area studies.

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

Concentrations Within Area Studies

If you plan to be a area studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Georgia. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Latin American & Caribbean Studies 3

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 GA, the home state for University of Georgia.

Occupation Jobs in GA Average Salary in GA
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 130 $51,590

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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