Area Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and approximately 52,679 students attend the school each year. Of the 9,305 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2021, 17 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.

UIUC Area Studies Degrees Available

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

UIUC Area Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at UIUC 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 UIUC 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
Most Popular Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	70

In 2021, 14 students received their master’s degree in area studies from UIUC. This makes it the #19 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.

How Much Do Area Studies Graduates from UIUC Make?

The median salary of area studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at UIUC is $32,224. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 6% higher than the national average of $30,421 for all area studies bachelor's degree recipients.

Area Studies Student Demographics at UIUC

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

UIUC Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

The area studies program at UIUC awarded 17 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 53% of these degrees went to men with the other 47% going to women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UIUC since its program graduates 13% more men than average.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area studies at UIUC 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 Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIUC Area Studies Master’s Program

Of the 14 area studies students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UIUC, about 50% were men and 50% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in area studies each year. UIUC does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UIUC 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 Urbana-Champaign.

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 Beyond My ken under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.