The main focus area for this major is Latin American 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 Purchase 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 bachelor's program at Purchase College was ranked #145 on College Factual's Best Schools for area studies list. It is also ranked #21 in New York.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Purchase College paid an average of $708 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $295 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $7,070 | $16,980 |
Fees | $1,883 | $1,883 |
Books and Supplies | $1,240 | $1,240 |
On Campus Room and Board | $14,548 | $14,548 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,280 | $3,280 |
Learn more about Purchase College tuition and fees.
Purchase College does not offer an online option for its area studies bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Purchase College Online Learning page.
All of the students who received their BA in area studies in 2019-2020 were women.
Of those students who received a bachelor’s degree in area studies at Purchase College in 2019-2020, all were racial-ethnic minorities*.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 0 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Area Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Latin American Studies | 2 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to area studies.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Ethnic Studies | 2 |
*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.