Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Wesleyan University

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

Wesleyan U is located in Middletown, Connecticut and approximately 3,053 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 105 students received a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Wesleyan U.

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.

Wesleyan U Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

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

Wesleyan U Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs across the country. The following shows how Wesleyan U performed in these rankings.

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 Wesleyan U 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 Focused Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools	10
Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools	140

In 2021, 0 student received their master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Wesleyan U. This is the #141 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 Wesleyan U

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

Wesleyan U Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

Of the 105 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Wesleyan U in 2021, 18% were men and 82% were women.

About 51% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Wesleyan U are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	13
Hispanic or Latino	21
White	54
International Students	5
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Wesleyan U 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

If you plan to be a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Wesleyan University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	79
Ethnic Studies	26

Related Majors

• Education
• History
• 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 CT, the home state for Wesleyan University.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Interpreters and Translators	430	$47,560

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 Steadyjohn under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.