by our College Data Analytics TeamArea Studies is a major offered under the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program of study at University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in area studies, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time graduates at UW Seattle paid an average of $1,389 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $775 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $16,278 | $29,178 |
| Fees | $1,116 | $1,116 |
area studies who receive their master’s degree from UW Seattle make an average of $30,771 a year during the early days of their career. That is 29% lower than the national average of $43,563.
Online degrees for the UW Seattle 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 UW Seattle Online Learning page.
About 58.6% of the students who received their MA in area studies in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 57.1%.
Around 27.6% of area studies master’s degree recipients at UW Seattle in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 27%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 8 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Area Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Near & Middle Eastern Studies | 2 |
| Russian Studies | 2 |
| Scandinavian Studies | 2 |
| South Asian Studies | 5 |
| Southeast Asian Studies | 3 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to area studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ethnic Studies | 1 |
*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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