Area Studies at University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester is located in Rochester, New York and has a total student population of 11,741. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students received a bachelor's degree in area studies from University of Rochester.

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 Rochester Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

University of Rochester Area Studies Rankings

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

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area studies major at University of Rochester 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 Focused Area Studies Schools	333

Area Studies Student Demographics at University of Rochester

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

University of Rochester Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 3 area studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from University of Rochester, about 67% were men and 33% were women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at University of Rochester since its program graduates 27% more men than average.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area studies at University of Rochester 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 Rochester 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	0

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

Related Majors

• Ethnic Studies

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 NY, the home state for University of Rochester.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280

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 Tomwsulcer under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.