Area Studies at University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Every area studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the area studies program at University of Maryland - Baltimore County stacks up to those at other schools.

UMBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 13,497 students attend the school each year. Of the 2,725 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Maryland - Baltimore County in 2021, 16 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.

UMBC Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

UMBC Area Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at UMBC 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 UMBC 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 Focused Area Studies Schools	164

Earnings of UMBC Area Studies Graduates

The median salary of area studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at UMBC is $22,885. Unfortunately, this is lower than the national average of $30,421 for all area studies students.

Area Studies Student Demographics at UMBC

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

UMBC Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 16 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in area studies from UMBC. About 19% were men and 81% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% 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 Maryland - Baltimore County with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UMBC 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 MD, the home state for University of Maryland - Baltimore County.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	160	$86,280

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 Tim Menzies under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.