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Area Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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Area Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

What traits are you looking for in a area studies school? To help you decide if University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's area studies program.

UIUC is located in Champaign, Illinois and has a total student population of 52,679. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 14 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.

UIUC Area Studies Degrees Available

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

UIUC Area Studies Rankings

There were 1 student who received their doctoral degrees in area studies, making the school the #32 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area Studies Student Demographics at UIUC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area studies majors at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

UIUC Area Studies Master’s Program

50% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
The area studies program at UIUC awarded 14 master's degrees in 2020-2021. About 50% of these degrees went to men with the other 50% going to women.

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The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a master's in area studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 IL, the home state for University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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