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

If you plan to study area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies, take a look at what University of Massachusetts - Boston has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UMass Boston is located in Boston, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 16,259.

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 area, ethnic, culture, & 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.

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, & gender studies majors at University of Massachusetts - Boston.

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

For the most recent academic year available, 32% of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical area, ethnic, culture, & 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.

About 54% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies at UMass Boston 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 - Boston with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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

For the most recent academic year available, 18% of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies master's degrees went to men and 82% went to women.

Of the students who received a area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies master's degree from UMass Boston, 73% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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, & gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

The following area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies concentations are available at University of Massachusetts - Boston. 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

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Communication & Journalism
• English Language & Literature

Careers That Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area, ethnic, culture, & 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.