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American University BA in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

37 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies is a program of study at American University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the The American University BA in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

#54 in the U.S
#3 in District of Columbia

Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at The American University was ranked #54 on College Factual's Best Schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies list. It is also ranked #3 in District of Columbia.

Here are some of the other rankings for The American University.

Ranking TypeRank
Highest Paid Bachelor’s Degree Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Graduates28
Highest Paid Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Graduates31
Highest Paid Master’s Degree Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Graduates33
Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools37
Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools51
Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools54
Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans63
Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Colleges for Veterans64
Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges for Veterans70
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies74
Most Focused Master’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies75
Most Popular Master’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies77
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies81
Most Popular Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies86
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income $30-$48k)88
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income $0-$30k)89
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (With Aid)91
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income $75-$110k)92
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income $48-$75k)92
Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income Over $110k)95
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies134
Best Value Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies140
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income $30-$48k)146
Best Value Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income $30-$48k)151
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income $0-$30k)154
Best Value Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income $0-$30k)158
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income $75-$110k)161
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income $48-$75k)161
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (With Aid)162
Best Value Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income $48-$75k)164
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies165
Best Value Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income $75-$110k)165
Best Value Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (With Aid)166
Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income Over $110k)176
Best Value Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income Over $110k)178
Most Focused Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies179

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies from The American University Cost?

$51,361 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

The American University Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at The American University paid an average of $1,684 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$50,542$50,542
Fees$819$819
Books and Supplies$800$800
On Campus Room and Board$16,196$16,196
On Campus Other Expenses$1,009$1,009

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Does The American University Offer an Online BA in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies?

The American University does not offer an online option for its area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the The American University Online Learning page.

The American University Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

37 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
83.8% Women
51.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 37 students received their bachelor’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 83.8% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 74.8%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Around 51.4% of area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor’s degree recipients at The American University in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 55%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian2
Black or African American4
Hispanic or Latino8
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White16
International Students2
Other Races/Ethnicities5

BA in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Focus Areas at The American University

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Area Studies18
Ethnic Studies19

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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