Area Studies at University of Portland

Every area studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the area studies program at University of Portland stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Portland is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 3,999. Of the 827 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from University of Portland in 2021, 10 of them were area studies majors.

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.

University of Portland Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

University of Portland Area Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks area studies programs across the country. The following shows how University of Portland 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 University of Portland 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 Schools	147

Area Studies Student Demographics at University of Portland

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

University of Portland Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

The area studies program at University of Portland awarded 10 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 30% of these degrees went to men with the other 70% going to women.

About 60% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area studies at University of Portland 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 Portland with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

University of Portland 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 OR, the home state for University of Portland.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	100	$80,490

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 M.O. Stevens under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.