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Other Area Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University

If you are interested in studying Other Area Studies, you may want to check out the program at Virginia Commonwealth University. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Virginia Commonwealth University is located in Richmond, VA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 36 other area studies degrees were granted at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Online Class Availability at Virginia Commonwealth University

Online coursework is an option at Virginia Commonwealth University. Among 28,464 students, 2,830 (10%) studied exclusively online and 15,400 (54%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Other Area Studies graduates at Virginia Commonwealth University, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Other Area Studies graduates at Virginia Commonwealth University are 83% women (30) and 17% men (6).

Other Area Studies Bachelor’s Program at Virginia Commonwealth University

Among the 36 bachelor’s other area studies degrees awarded at Virginia Commonwealth University, 83% were women (30) and 17% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Other Area Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Virginia Commonwealth University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12
Hispanic / Latino	4
Black / African American	10
Asian	4
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	4
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 64% of Other Area Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Virginia Commonwealth University, above the national average of 40%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

Highest-Paying Careers for Other Area Studies Graduates

Students who finish Other Area Studies program at Virginia Commonwealth University work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying careers for Other Area Studies graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$47,517

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.