Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

If you plan to study area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, take a look at what The University of Texas at Austin has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

UT Austin is located in Austin, Texas and has a total student population of 50,476. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 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.

UT Austin Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Available

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

UT Austin Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

There were 16 students who received their doctoral degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the school the #4 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Student Demographics at UT Austin

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

UT Austin Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 40 students graduated with a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from UT Austin. About 43% were men and 57% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 2% more men than average.

In the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 45% of degree recipients. That is 8% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	18
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

The following area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies concentations are available at The University of Texas at Austin. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at The University of Texas at Austin. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	45
Ethnic Studies	11

Related Majors

• Family, Consumer & Human Sciences
• History
• Communication & Journalism
• Psychology
• 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 TX, the home state for The University of Texas at Austin.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Interpreters and Translators	5,460	$58,650
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	510	$65,060

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 Reid Sullivan under License

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