Area Studies at University of Utah

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

U of U is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and has a total student population of 33,081.

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.

U of U Area Studies Degrees Available

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

U of U Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at U of U 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 U of U

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

U of U Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 14% 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 Utah with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

U of U Area Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in area studies each year. U of U does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 11% more men than average.

In the area studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of degree recipients. That is 10% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Area Studies

Area Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at University of Utah. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	11
Asian Studies	9
Latin American Studies	6

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 UT, the home state for University of Utah.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	30	$87,380

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 University of Utah under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.