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

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

UH is located in Houston, Texas and has a total student population of 47,090.

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.

UH Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

UH Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies major at UH 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.

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

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area, ethnic, culture, & 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 Houston with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Houston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	10
Area Studies	3

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities
• History
• English Language & Literature

Careers That Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area, ethnic, culture, & 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 TX, the home state for University of Houston.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Interpreters and Translators	5,460	$58,650
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	510	$65,060

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 RJN2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.