Area Studies at Utah State University

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

USU is located in Logan, Utah and has a total student population of 27,691. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 34 students received a bachelor's degree in area studies from USU.

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.

USU Area Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

USU Area Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks area studies programs across the country. The following shows how USU performed in these rankings.

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 studies major at USU 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
	61

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

How Much Do Area Studies Graduates from USU Make?

The median salary of area studies students who receive their bachelor's degree at USU is $27,801. This is less than $30,421, which is the national average of all area studies majors in the nation who earn bachelor's degrees.

Area Studies Student Demographics at USU

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

USU Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 34 students who earned a bachelor's degree in Area Studies from USU in 2020-2021, 29% were men and 71% were women.

About 79% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area studies at USU 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 Utah State University with a bachelor's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	27
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

USU 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 Utah State University.

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 Cory Maylett under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.