Area Studies at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

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

UMN Twin Cities is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota and approximately 52,017 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 4 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.

UMN Twin Cities Area Studies Degrees Available

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

UMN Twin Cities Area Studies Rankings

There were 4 students who received their doctoral degrees in area studies, making the school the #15 most popular school in the United States for this category of students.

Area Studies Student Demographics at UMN Twin Cities

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area studies majors at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

UMN Twin Cities Area Studies Master’s Program

Of the 4 students who graduated with a master’s in area studies from UMN Twin Cities in 2021, 75% were men and 25% were women.

Of the students who received a area studies master's degree from UMN Twin Cities, 75% 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 Minnesota - Twin Cities with a master's in area studies.

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

Related Majors

• Ethnic Studies

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 MN, the home state for University of Minnesota - Twin Cities.

Occupation	Jobs in MN	Average Salary in MN
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$86,000

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 AlexiusHoratius under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.