Area Studies at New York University

What traits are you looking for in a area studies school? To help you decide if New York University is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's area studies program.

NYU is located in New York, New York and has a total student population of 52,775. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 62 students received their master's degree in area studies.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Area Studies section at the bottom of this page.

NYU Area Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Area Studies
• Doctorate Degree in Area Studies

NYU Area Studies Rankings

There were 7 students who received their doctoral degrees in area studies, making the school the #6 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area Studies Student Demographics at NYU

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area studies majors at New York University.

NYU Area Studies Master’s Program

Of the 62 area studies students who graduated with a master's degree in 2020-2021 from NYU, about 34% were men and 66% were women.

Of the students who received a area studies master's degree from NYU, 61% 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 New York University with a master's in area studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	7
White	38
International Students	8
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Related Majors

• Ethnic Studies

Careers That Area Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in area 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 New York University.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
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 Cincin12 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.