Asian Studies at The University of Texas at Austin

If you plan to study asian 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.

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

UT Austin Asian Studies Degrees Available

• Bachelor’s Degree in Asian Studies
• Master’s Degree in Asian Studies

UT Austin Asian Studies Rankings

Asian Studies Student Demographics at UT Austin

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the asian studies majors at The University of Texas at Austin.

UT Austin Asian Studies Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of asian studies master's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 39% men graduate in asian studies each year. UT Austin does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 21% more men than average.

In the asian studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of degree recipients. That is 12% 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 asian studies.

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

Related Majors

• Italian Studies
• Near & Middle Eastern Studies
• American U.S. Studies
• Russian Studies
• Latin American Studies

Careers That Asian Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in asian 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
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

More about our data sources and methodologies.