Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York

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

Columbia is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 30,135. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 53 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.

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

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

Columbia Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at Columbia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Columbia University in the City of New York.

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

Of the 53 students who earned a master's degree in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies from Columbia in 2020-2021, 57% were men and 43% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. Columbia does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 16% more men than average.

In the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of degree recipients. That is 6% better than the national average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia University in the City of New York with a master's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	16
International Students	14
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 Columbia University in the City of New York. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	57
Ethnic Studies	3

Related Majors

• Education
• History
• Psychology
• Communication & Journalism
• 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 NY, the home state for Columbia University in the City of New York.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Interpreters and Translators	3,300	$68,940
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	1,510	$93,280

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 Nandaro under License

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