American U.S. Studies at University of Maryland - College Park

If you plan to study american u.s. studies, take a look at what University of Maryland - College Park has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMCP is located in College Park, Maryland and has a total student population of 40,709.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in American U.S. Studies section at the bottom of this page.

UMCP American U.S. Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in United States Studies
• Master’s Degree in United States Studies

UMCP American U.S. Studies Rankings

The united states studies major at UMCP is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for American U.S. 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.

There were 3 students who received their doctoral degrees in united states studies, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

United States Studies Student Demographics at UMCP

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the united states studies majors at University of Maryland - College Park.

UMCP American U.S. Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of united states studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical united states studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 37% men. So male students are more repesented at UMCP since its program graduates 23% more men than average.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in united states studies at UMCP 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 Maryland - College Park with a bachelor's in united states studies.

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

UMCP American U.S. Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of united states studies master's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 37% men graduate in united states studies each year. UMCP does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 29% more men than average.

In the united states studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 57% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland - College Park with a master's in united states studies.

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

Related Majors

• Russian Studies

Careers That United States Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in united states 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 - College Park.

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 Bgervais under License

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