Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Valparaiso University

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

Valpo is located in Valparaiso, Indiana and approximately 3,122 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Valpo.

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.

Valpo 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

Valpo Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs across the country. The following shows how Valpo performed in these rankings.

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at Valpo 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 Focused Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools	46

In 2021, 2 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Valpo. This makes it the #110 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 Valpo

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

Valpo Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

About 80% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Valpo 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 Valparaiso University with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

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

Valpo Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

Of the 2 students who graduated with a master’s in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Valpo in 2021, 0% were men and 100% were women.

In the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 100% of degree recipients. That is 50% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Valparaiso University 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	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Valpo 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

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	7

Related Majors

• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Education
• Psychology
• Social Sciences

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 IN, the home state for Valparaiso University.

Occupation	Jobs in IN	Average Salary in IN
Interpreters and Translators	870	$41,700
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	60	$79,960

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 Runner1928 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.