Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at William & Mary

Every area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at William & Mary stacks up to those at other schools.

William & Mary is located in Williamsburg, Virginia and has a total student population of 8,939. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

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

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

William & Mary Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #9 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at William & Mary

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

William & Mary Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 5 students graduated with a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from William & Mary. About 20% were men and 80% were women.

Of the students who received a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's degree from William & Mary, 80% 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 William & Mary with a master's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

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

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 & Mary. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	12

Related Majors

• Social Sciences
• History
• 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 VA, the home state for William & Mary.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Interpreters and Translators	2,000	$70,770
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$76,950

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 Jrcla2 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.