Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of Chicago

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

UChicago is located in Chicago, Illinois and has a total student population of 17,834. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 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.

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

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

UChicago Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Rankings

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

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

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

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 30 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors earned their master's degree from UChicago. Of these graduates, 47% were men and 53% were women. Nationwide, master's degree programs only see 40% men graduate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies each year. UChicago does a better job at serving the male population as it supports 6% more men than average.

Of the students who received a area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's degree from UChicago, 70% 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 University of Chicago with a master's in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	21
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Area Studies	30
Ethnic Studies	15

Related Majors

• Communication & Journalism
• History
• Psychology
• Education
• 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 IL, the home state for University of Chicago.

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 Leefon under License

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