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Brown University MA in Area Studies

20 Master's Degrees Awarded

Area Studies is a major offered under the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program of study at Brown University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the master’s degree program in area studies, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Area Studies from Brown Cost?

$60,363 Average Tuition and Fees

Brown Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Brown paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In State Out of State
Tuition $59,254 $59,254
Fees $1,109 $1,109

Does Brown Offer an Online MA in Area Studies?

Online degrees for the Brown area studies master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Brown Online Learning page.

Brown Master’s Student Diversity for Area Studies

20 Master's Degrees Awarded
60.0% Women
25.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 20 students received their master’s degree in area studies. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 60.0% of the area studies students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.1%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in area studies at Brown in 2019-2020, 25.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 27%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 8
International Students 6
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

MA in Area Studies Focus Areas at Brown

Area Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus Area Annual Graduates
African Studies 3
American U.S. Studies 10
Slavic Studies 2
French Studies 3
German Studies 2

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to area studies.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies 6

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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.

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