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. In 2021, 14 area studies majors received their bachelor's degree from USFCA.

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 following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at USFCA compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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 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.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools	7
	37
Best Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	52
Best Area Studies Schools	55
Most Popular Area Studies Schools	57

In 2021, 17 students received their master’s degree in area studies from USFCA. This makes it the #15 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Earnings of USFCA Area Studies Graduates

The median salary of area studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at USFCA is $31,773. This is 4% higher than $30,421, which is the national average for all area studies bachelor's degree recipients.

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 students graduated with a bachelor's degree in area studies from USFCA. About 14% were men and 86% were women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 39% 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	3
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	2
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

USFCA Area Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 17 students graduated with a master's degree in area studies from USFCA. About 24% were men and 76% were women.

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	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	11
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

USFCA 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 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.