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Area Studies at Washington University in St Louis

Area Studies at Washington University in St Louis

If you plan to study area studies, take a look at what Washington University in St Louis has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

WUSTL is located in Saint Louis, Missouri and has a total student population of 15,449.

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.

WUSTL Area Studies Degrees Available

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

WUSTL Area Studies Rankings

Area Studies Student Demographics at WUSTL

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area studies majors at Washington University in St Louis.

WUSTL Area Studies Master’s Program

88% Women
13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 13% of area studies master's degrees went to men and 88% went to women.

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Of the students who received a area studies master's degree from WUSTL, 63% 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 Washington University in St Louis with a master's in area studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 5
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Area Studies

Area Studies majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Washington University in St Louis. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
American U.S. Studies 3
Near & Middle Eastern Studies 3
Latin American Studies 1

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 MO, the home state for Washington University in St Louis.

Occupation Jobs in MO Average Salary in MO
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Professors 100 $70,560

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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