Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at George Mason University

What traits are you looking for in a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies school? To help you decide if George Mason University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program.

GMU is located in Fairfax, Virginia and has a total student population of 38,541. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 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.

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

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

GMU Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

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

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

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 3 students earned a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from GMU. About 33% of these graduates were women and the other 67% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. GMU does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 26% more men than average.

Of the students who received a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's degree from GMU, 67% 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 George Mason University with a master's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 George Mason University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	3
Ethnic Studies	3

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Social Sciences
• 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 George Mason University.

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 Lucien Dalarun under License

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