Area Studies at University of Kansas

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

KU is located in Lawrence, Kansas and has a total student population of 26,744. In 2021, 22 area studies majors received their bachelor's degree from KU.

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.

KU Area Studies Degrees Available

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

KU Area Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at KU compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area studies major at KU 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 Master’s Degree Schools	31

In 2021, 8 students received their master’s degree in area studies from KU. This makes it the #31 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 0 student who received their doctoral degrees in area studies, making the school the #42 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area Studies Student Demographics at KU

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

KU Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 22 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in area studies from KU in 2021, 41% were men and 59% were women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at KU since its program graduates 1% more men than average.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area 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 studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

KU Area Studies Master’s Program

Of the 8 area studies students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from KU, about 38% were men and 63% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

KU also has a doctoral program available in area studies. In 2021, 0 student 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 KS, the home state for University of Kansas.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
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.