Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Wellesley College

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

Wellesley is located in Wellesley, Massachusetts and approximately 2,280 students attend the school each year.

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.

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

• Bachelor’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Wellesley Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies major at Wellesley 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 Wellesley

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies bachelor's degrees went to men and 100% went to women.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 13% 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 Wellesley College with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	12
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	10
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

The following area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies concentations are available at Wellesley College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wellesley College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	31
Area Studies	23

Related Majors

• History
• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• English Language & Literature
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• Social Sciences

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 MA, the home state for Wellesley College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Interpreters and Translators	2,140	$55,600
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	470	$98,380

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 Jared and Corin under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.