Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University

Every area, ethnic, culture, & 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, & gender studies program at Virginia Commonwealth University stacks up to those at other schools.

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and has a total student population of 29,070.

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.

VCU Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (1 - 4 Years)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

VCU Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies major at VCU 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.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at VCU

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 87% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	16
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	21
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Virginia Commonwealth University. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	60
Ethnic Studies	43

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• History
• English Language & Literature

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

A degree in area, ethnic, culture, & 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 Virginia Commonwealth University.

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 user:mentes under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.