Area Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst

What traits are you looking for in a area studies school? To help you decide if University of Massachusetts Amherst is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's area studies program.

UMass Amherst is located in Amherst, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 31,642. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 8 students received a bachelor's degree in area studies from UMass Amherst.

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.

UMass Amherst Area Studies Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Area Studies (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

UMass Amherst Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at UMass Amherst 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.

Area Studies Student Demographics at UMass Amherst

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

UMass Amherst Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UMass Amherst since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 63% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area studies at UMass Amherst 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 Massachusetts Amherst with a bachelor's in area studies.

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

UMass Amherst 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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts Amherst.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	470	$98,380

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 Lion Hirth under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.