Area Studies at University of Missouri - Columbia

If you are interested in studying area studies, you may want to check out the program at University of Missouri - Columbia. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Mizzou is located in Columbia, Missouri and approximately 31,089 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students received a bachelor's degree in area studies from Mizzou.

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.

Mizzou Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

Mizzou Area Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks area studies programs across the country. The following shows how Mizzou performed in these rankings.

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 studies major at Mizzou 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Best Value Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	4
Best Value Area Studies Schools	4

How Much Do Area Studies Graduates from Mizzou Make?

The median salary of area studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at Mizzou is $42,527. This is great news for graduates of the program, since this figure is 40% higher than the national average of $30,421 for all area studies bachelor's degree recipients.

Area Studies Student Demographics at Mizzou

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

Mizzou Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 70 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in area studies from Mizzou. About 36% were men and 64% were women.

About 76% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area studies at Mizzou 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 Missouri - Columbia with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	53
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

Mizzou also has a doctoral program available in area studies. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Related Majors

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 MO, the home state for University of Missouri - Columbia.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	100	$70,560

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 Adam Procter under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.