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Area Studies at Wesleyan University

If you plan to study Area Studies, you may want to check out the program at Wesleyan University. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wesleyan University is located in Middletown, CT.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 84 area studies degrees were granted at Wesleyan University.

Studying Online at Wesleyan University

Distance learning is available at Wesleyan University. Among 4,011 students, 694 (17%) studied exclusively online and 6 (0%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Area Studies graduates at Wesleyan University, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Area Studies graduates at Wesleyan University are 76% women (64) and 24% men (20).

Area Studies Bachelor’s Program at Wesleyan University

Among the 84 bachelor’s area studies graduates at Wesleyan University, 76% were women (64) and 24% were men (20).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Area Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Wesleyan University.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	40
Hispanic / Latino	12
Black / African American	2
Asian	12
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	5
International (Nonresident)	8
Unknown	4

Minority students account for 38% of Area Studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Wesleyan University, below the national average of 44%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Area Studies Concentrations at Wesleyan University

This Area Studies program at Wesleyan University includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
American U.S. Studies	28
East Asian Studies	18
Latin American Studies	4
Russian Studies	3
South Asian Studies	1
French Studies	11
German Studies	3
Italian Studies	3
Spanish & Iberian Studies	13

Top-Paying Careers for Area Studies Graduates

Those who complete Area Studies program at Wesleyan University go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for Area Studies graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary	$47,517

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.