Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at William Paterson University of New Jersey

If you are interested in studying area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, you may want to check out the program at William Paterson University of New Jersey. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

William Paterson University is located in Wayne, New Jersey and approximately 9,635 students attend the school each year. Of the 1,755 students who graduated with a bachelor’s degree from William Paterson University of New Jersey in 2021, 14 of them were area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors.

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.

William Paterson University Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at William Paterson University

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

William Paterson University does offer online education options in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Bachelor’s Degree

William Paterson University Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

The following rankings from College Factual show how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies progam at William Paterson University 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 William Paterson University 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 Online Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	7
Most Focused Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools	265

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at William Paterson University

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

William Paterson University Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors earned their bachelor's degree from William Paterson University. Of these graduates, 36% were men and 64% were women. The typical area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor's degree program is made up of only 27% men. So male students are more repesented at William Paterson University since its program graduates 8% more men than average.

Prospective students may be interested in knowing that this school graduates 8% 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 William Paterson University of New Jersey with a bachelor's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

William Paterson University 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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from William Paterson University of New Jersey. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	10
Area Studies	4

Related Majors

• History
• Social Sciences
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• Education

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 NJ, the home state for William Paterson University of New Jersey.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Interpreters and Translators	540	$74,750

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
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