Area Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago

What traits are you looking for in a area studies school? To help you decide if University of Illinois at Chicago is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's area studies program.

UIC is located in Chicago, Illinois and approximately 33,518 students attend the school each year. Of the 5,247 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Chicago in 2021, 10 of them were area studies majors.

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.

UIC Area Studies Degrees Available

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

UIC Area Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at UIC 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 studies major at UIC 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
	19
Best Value Area Studies Schools	40
Most Focused Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools	63
Most Popular Area Studies Schools	97

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in area studies from UIC. This makes it the #44 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in area studies, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Earnings of UIC Area Studies Graduates

The median salary of area studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIC is $32,968. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 8% higher than the national average of $30,421 for all area studies bachelor's degree recipients.

Area Studies Student Demographics at UIC

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

UIC Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 10 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in area studies from UIC. About 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UIC since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 61% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area 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 Illinois at Chicago with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIC Area Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 area studies majors earned their master's degree from UIC. Of these graduates, 17% were men and 83% were women.

In the area studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 67% of degree recipients. That is 28% better than the national average.*

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

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

UIC also has a doctoral program available in area studies. In 2021, 1 students 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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Chicago.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
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 Hied5 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.