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. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 26 students received a bachelor's degree in area studies from U of U.

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

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.

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in area studies from U of U. This is the #100 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

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

Of the 26 area studies students who graduated with a bachelor's degree in 2020-2021 from U of U, about 38% were men and 62% were women.

About 73% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area studies at U of U 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 Utah with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	19
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

U of U 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 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.