by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Asian Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Area Studies is a major offered under the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program of study at St Mary’s College of Maryland. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in area studies, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Part-time undergraduates at SMCM paid an average of $200 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $12,116 | $28,192 |
| Fees | $3,008 | $3,008 |
| Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $13,595 | $13,595 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $1,690 | $1,690 |
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Online degrees for the SMCM 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 SMCM Online Learning page.
Women made up around 80.0% of the area studies students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 65.8%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in area studies at SMCM in 2019-2020, 60.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 1 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Area Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Asian Studies | 5 |
*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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