Area Studies at University of Wyoming

If you are interested in studying area studies, you may want to check out the program at University of Wyoming. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

UW is located in Laramie, Wyoming and has a total student population of 11,829. In 2021, 12 area studies majors received their bachelor's degree from UW.

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.

UW Area Studies Degrees Available

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

UW Area Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area studies progam at UW 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 UW 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 Popular Area Studies Schools	90
Most Focused Area Studies Schools	131

In 2021, 7 students received their master’s degree in area studies from UW. This makes it the #36 most popular school for area studies master’s degree candidates in the country.

Area Studies Student Demographics at UW

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

UW Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

The area studies program at UW awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in 2020-2021. About 83% of these degrees went to men with the other 17% going to women. The typical area studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 40% men. So male students are more repesented at UW since its program graduates 44% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 3% 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 Wyoming with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

UW Area Studies Master’s Program

Of the 7 area studies students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from UW, about 71% were men and 29% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in area studies each year. UW does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 32% more men than average.

Of the students who received a area studies master's degree from UW, 57% 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 Wyoming with a master's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

UW 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 WY, the home state for University of Wyoming.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY

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 ProgWork1 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.