Area Studies at University of Virginia - Main Campus

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

University of Virginia is located in Charlottesville, Virginia and approximately 25,628 students attend the school each year. During the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 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.

University of Virginia Area Studies Degrees Available

• Master’s Degree in Area Studies

University of Virginia Area Studies Rankings

Area Studies Student Demographics at University of Virginia

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area studies majors at University of Virginia - Main Campus.

University of Virginia Area Studies Master’s Program

In the 2020-2021 academic year, 6 students earned a master's degree in area studies from University of Virginia. About 50% of these graduates were women and the other 50% were men.

In the area studies master's program at this school, racial-ethnic minorities make up 33% of degree recipients. That is 1% better than the national average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

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 VA, the home state for University of Virginia - Main Campus.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors	260	$76,950

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 Swimmerguy269 under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.