by our College Data Analytics TeamArea Studies is a major offered under the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program of study at Pitzer College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’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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In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The area studies major at Pitzer is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Area Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.
Here are some of the other rankings for Pitzer.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Pitzer paid an average of $6,967 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $55,734 | $55,734 |
| Fees | $144 | $144 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,100 | $1,100 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $18,530 | $18,530 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,300 | $1,300 |
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Online degrees for the Pitzer area studies bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Pitzer Online Learning page.
About 87.5% of the students who received their BA in area studies in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 65.8%.
Around 25.0% of area studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Pitzer in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Area Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| American U.S. Studies | 2 |
| Asian Studies | 4 |
| Latin American Studies | 1 |
| Russian Studies | 1 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to area studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ethnic Studies | 8 |
*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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