Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Western Kentucky University

If you are interested in studying area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies, you may want to check out the program at Western Kentucky University. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

WKU is located in Bowling Green, Kentucky and approximately 17,517 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.

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

• Basic Certificate in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Less Than 1 Year)
• Bachelor’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
• Master’s Degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Online Classes Are Available at WKU

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? WKU offers distance education options for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies at the following degree levels:

WKU Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

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

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

WKU 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.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	1
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies master's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

Of the students who received a area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies master's degree from WKU, 83% 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 Western Kentucky University with a master's in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Western Kentucky University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	10
Area Studies	7

Related Majors

• Philosophy & Religious Studies
• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Foreign Languages & Linguistics
• English Language & Literature

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 KY, the home state for Western Kentucky University.

Occupation	Jobs in KY	Average Salary in KY
Interpreters and Translators	650	$49,690
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	100	$66,740

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 OPMaster under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.