Area Studies at Vassar College
Area Studies is one of the majors in the area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies program at Vassar College.We've gathered data and other essential information about the program, such as the ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more. In addition, we cover how Vassar ranks in comparison to other schools with area studies programs.
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Vassar Area Studies Rankings
The bachelor's program at Vassar was ranked #69 on College Factual's Best Schools for area studies list. It is also ranked #10 in New York.
Popularity of Area Studies at Vassar
During the 2019-2020 academic year, Vassar College handed out 19 bachelor's degrees in area studies. Due to this, the school was ranked #90 in popularity out of all colleges and universities that offer this degree. This is an increase of 19% over the previous year when 16 degrees were handed out.
Vassar Area Studies Students
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the area studies majors at Vassar College.
Vassar Area Studies Bachelor’s Program
The area studies program at Vassar awarded 19 bachelor's degrees in 2019-2020. About 42% of these degrees went to men with the other 58% going to women.

The majority of the bachelor's degree graduates for this major are Hispanic or Latino. In the most recent graduating class for which data is available, 58% of grads fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Vassar College with a bachelor's in area studies.

Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
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Asian | 3 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
White | 3 |
Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
Other Races | 0 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Area Studies
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Ethnic Studies | 1 |
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References
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
- Image Credit: By Noteremote under License
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