Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of Virginia - Main Campus

Every area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at University of Virginia - Main Campus stacks up to those at other schools.

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and approximately 25,628 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students received a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from University of Virginia.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies section at the bottom of this page.

University of Virginia Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Master’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

University of Virginia Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies progam at University of Virginia 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, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at University of Virginia is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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
Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools	22
Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools	29
Most Focused Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	273

In 2021, 6 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from University of Virginia. This makes it the #66 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at University of Virginia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at University of Virginia - Main Campus.

University of Virginia Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 26% of area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 74% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 36% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area, ethnic, culture, and gender 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 Virginia - Main Campus with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	3
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

University of Virginia Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from University of Virginia. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. University of Virginia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 23% more men than average.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Virginia - Main Campus with a master's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

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

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

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender 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 Virginia - Main Campus. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	29
Area Studies	11

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Psychology
• Education

Careers That Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender 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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Interpreters and Translators	2,000	$70,770
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$76,950

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

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