Area Studies at University of North Georgia

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

UNG is located in Dahlonega, Georgia and approximately 19,793 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 4 area studies majors received their bachelor's degree from UNG.

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.

UNG Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

UNG Area Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at UNG 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 studies major at UNG 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
Most Popular Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	197

Area Studies Student Demographics at UNG

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

UNG Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in area studies from UNG in 2021, 50% were men and 50% were women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UNG since its program graduates 10% more men than average.

About 75% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area studies at UNG 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 Georgia with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

UNG 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 GA, the home state for University of North Georgia.

Occupation	Jobs in GA	Average Salary in GA
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	130	$51,590

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.