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Area Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University

Area Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University

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

VCU is located in Richmond, Virginia and approximately 29,070 students attend the school each year.

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.

VCU Area Studies Degrees Available

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Area Studies

VCU Area Studies Rankings

The area studies major at VCU 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.

Area Studies Student Demographics at VCU

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

VCU Area Studies Bachelor’s Program

89% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 11% of area studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 89% went to women.

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Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 12% 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 Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor's in area studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 11
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Area Studies

The following area studies concentations are available at Virginia Commonwealth University. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Virginia Commonwealth University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies, Other 60

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Commonwealth University.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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