Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

What traits are you looking for in a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies school? To help you decide if University of Washington - Seattle Campus is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program.

UW Seattle is located in Seattle, Washington and has a total student population of 48,149. In 2021, 236 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors received their bachelor's degree from UW Seattle.

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.

UW Seattle 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
• Doctorate Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

UW Seattle Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies progam at UW Seattle compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at UW Seattle 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
Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	3
Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools	39
Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools	41

In 2021, 33 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UW Seattle. This makes it the #11 most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at UW Seattle

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

UW Seattle Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 236 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from UW Seattle. Of these graduates, 28% were men and 72% were women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	46
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	80
International Students	35
Other Races/Ethnicities	32

UW Seattle Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

Of the 33 students who earned a master's degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies from UW Seattle in 2020-2021, 45% were men and 55% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. UW Seattle does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 18% more men than average.

Of the students who received a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's degree from UW Seattle, 52% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	17
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

UW Seattle also has a doctoral program available in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. In 2021, 2 students graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

The following area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies concentations are available at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	192
Ethnic Studies	79

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Library Science
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology

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 WA, the home state for University of Washington - Seattle Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Interpreters and Translators	880	$48,560
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	180	$75,940

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 Joe Mabel under License

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