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

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

UK is located in Lexington, Kentucky and approximately 29,986 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 33 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors received their bachelor's degree from UK.

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.

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

• Basic Certificate in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

UK Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies progam at UK compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

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

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Basic Certificate Schools	35
Most Focused Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	66

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

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

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

Of the 33 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies from UK in 2020-2021, 27% were men and 73% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	8
International Students	18
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UK also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 0 student 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 Kentucky. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Kentucky. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	25
Ethnic Studies	12

Related Majors

• History
• Library Science
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 KY, the home state for University of Kentucky.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Interpreters and Translators	650	$49,690
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	100	$66,740

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 Seicer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.