Asian Studies at University of Maryland Global Campus

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

UMGC is located in Adelphi, Maryland and approximately 58,526 students attend the school each year.

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

UMGC Asian Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Asian Studies

Online Classes Are Available at UMGC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, UMGC does offer online courses in asian studies for the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

UMGC Asian Studies Rankings

The asian studies major at UMGC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Asian 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.

Asian Studies Student Demographics at UMGC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the asian studies majors at University of Maryland Global Campus.

UMGC Asian Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 65% of asian studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 35% went to women. The typical asian studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 39% men. So male students are more repesented at UMGC since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Maryland Global Campus with a bachelor's in asian studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	6
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	24
International Students	4
Other Races/Ethnicities	9

Related Majors

Careers That Asian Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in asian 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 Global Campus.

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 M Chambers under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.