Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of Massachusetts - Boston

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

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 16,259. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 36 students received a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UMass Boston.

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.

UMass Boston Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Master’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

UMass Boston Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies progam at UMass Boston 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 UMass Boston 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 Focused Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools	25
Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools	65
Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools	65
Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools	101

In 2021, 12 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UMass Boston. This makes it the #34 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at UMass Boston

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

UMass Boston Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 36 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from UMass Boston, about 33% were men and 67% were women. The typical area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at UMass Boston since its program graduates 6% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area, ethnic, culture, and gender 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 Massachusetts - Boston with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	12
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

UMass Boston Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 12 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors earned their master's degree from UMass Boston. Of these graduates, 33% were men and 67% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. UMass Boston does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

In the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 58% of degree recipients. That is 9% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UMass Boston 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

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Massachusetts - Boston. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	28
Area Studies	20

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Social Sciences
• Education

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 MA, the home state for University of Massachusetts - Boston.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600
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 Daderot under License

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