Area Studies at University of San Francisco

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

USFCA is located in San Francisco, California and has a total student population of 10,068.

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.

USFCA Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies
• Master’s Degree in Area Studies

USFCA Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at USFCA 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.

Area Studies Student Demographics at USFCA

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

USFCA Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 21% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of San Francisco with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

USFCA Area Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 43% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 57% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in area studies each year. USFCA does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 4% more men than average.

In the area studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 57% of degree recipients. That is 17% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of San Francisco with a master's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	1
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Area Studies

The following area studies concentations are available at University of San Francisco. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of San Francisco. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Asian Studies	21
Area Studies, Other	6
Latin American Studies	4

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 CA, the home state for University of San Francisco.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,280	$96,200

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 Eric Chan under License

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