Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Washington University in St Louis

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

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and approximately 15,449 students attend the school each year. In 2021, 56 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors received their bachelor's degree from WUSTL.

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.

WUSTL 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

WUSTL Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies progam at WUSTL compares to programs at other colleges and universities.

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, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major at WUSTL 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 Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools	56
Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools	71

In 2021, 5 students received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from WUSTL. This makes it the #71 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 WUSTL

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 23% of area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 77% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities in its area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor's program than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	19
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors earned their master's degree from WUSTL. Of these graduates, 40% were men and 60% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 27% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. WUSTL does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 13% more men than average.

Of the students who received a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's degree from WUSTL, 60% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Washington University in St Louis with a master'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	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

WUSTL 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

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Washington University in St Louis. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	35
Ethnic Studies	32

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• 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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Interpreters and Translators	980	$62,610
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	100	$70,560

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 Bachrach44 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.