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

If you are interested in studying area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, you may want to check out the program at University of Kansas. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 48 students received a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from KU.

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.

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

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

KU Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at KU 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.

In 2021, 16 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from KU. This makes it the #26 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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

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

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

Of the 48 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies from KU in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

About 77% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at KU 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 Kansas with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	37
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

KU Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 31% of area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's degrees went to men and 69% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. KU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Kansas with a master's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

KU also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 1 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

The following area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies concentations are available at University of Kansas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Kansas. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	42
Area Studies	38

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism
• Education

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

A degree in area, ethnic, culture, and 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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Interpreters and Translators	420	$40,190
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	110	$78,350

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 Arnhem under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.