University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign MA in Area Studies

14 Master's Degrees Awarded

Area Studies is a major offered under the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program of study at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in area studies, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

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

$17,912 Average Tuition and Fees

UIUC Graduate Tuition and Fees

In 2019-2020, the average part-time graduate tuition at UIUC was $680 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $525 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$15,016	$27,187
Fees	$2,896	$2,896

Does UIUC Offer an Online MA in Area Studies?

Online degrees for the UIUC 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 UIUC Online Learning page.

UIUC Master’s Student Diversity for Area Studies

14 Master's Degrees Awarded

64.3% Women

35.7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 14 master’s degrees in area studies handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

About 64.3% of the students who received their MA in area studies in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57.1%.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in area studies at UIUC in 2019-2020, 35.7% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 27%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	7
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

MA in Area Studies Focus Areas at UIUC

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
African Studies	2
East Asian Studies	3
European Studies	6
Latin American Studies	1
Russian Studies	2

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.