Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Northwestern University

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

Northwestern is located in Evanston, Illinois and has a total student population of 22,603. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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.

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

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

Northwestern Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

There were 2 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #40 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

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

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

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

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 students earned a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Northwestern. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. Northwestern does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 10% more men than average.

In the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 75% of degree recipients. That is 38% better than the national average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Northwestern University. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Ethnic Studies	19
Area Studies	5

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Education
• Social Sciences
• Psychology

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 IL, the home state for Northwestern University.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Interpreters and Translators	1,970	$46,320
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	450	$74,010

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 Madcoverboy at en.wikipedia under License

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