Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

If you are interested in studying area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, you may want to check out the program at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UNC Chapel Hill is located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina and has a total student population of 30,092. In 2021, 250 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors received their bachelor's degree from UNC Chapel Hill.

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.

UNC Chapel Hill 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
• Doctorate Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

UNC Chapel Hill Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies progam at UNC Chapel Hill compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at UNC Chapel Hill 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 Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	2
	52
Most Focused Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	60

In 2021, 1 student received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UNC Chapel Hill. This is the #123 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #52 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at UNC Chapel Hill

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

UNC Chapel Hill Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 250 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from UNC Chapel Hill. Of these graduates, 25% were men and 75% were women.

About 55% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at UNC Chapel Hill 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 North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	28
Black or African American	21
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	137
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

UNC Chapel Hill Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at UNC Chapel Hill awarded 1 master's degree in 2020-2021.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a master's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

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

UNC Chapel Hill also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 1 students 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	221
Ethnic Studies	31

Related Majors

• Psychology
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Library Science
• History
• 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 NC, the home state for University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Interpreters and Translators	1,770	$59,310
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$82,580

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 Marchmain05 under License

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