Undergraduate Area Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at VCU. It is offered at the Bachelor’s level. Its best result is a rank of #2 out of 2 schools (Bachelor’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Rankings
Available Degrees
Bachelor’s Degrees

VCU Undergraduate Area Studies Rankings

#67 in the U.S.

#2 in Virginia

#10 in the Southeast Region

College Factual rates VCU highly for area studies, coming in at #67 out of 72 schools nationally.

Ranking	Rank
Best Area Studies Schools	67 of 72
Best Area Studies Schools in Virginia	2 of 2
Best Area Studies Schools in the Southeast Region	10 of 11

Undergraduate Area Studies Degrees at VCU

Here is each degree level available for area studies at VCU, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Bachelor’s	36

VCU Area Studies Bachelor’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Virginia Commonwealth University conferred 36 bachelor’s degrees in area studies.

Bachelor’s Rankings

VCU holds a strong position among schools offering area studies at the bachelor’s level. Its best result was #2 out of 2 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Virginia	2
Best Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region	8
Best Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools	59

Salary of Area Studies Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$41,752 Bachelor's Median Salary

Area Studies majors who earn their bachelor’s degree from VCU go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $41,752 a year. This is lower than $64,528, the median for all majors at VCU.

Student Debt of Area Studies Graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree

$23,500 Bachelor's Median Debt

While getting their bachelor’s degree at VCU, area studies students accumulate a median of $23,500 in student loans. This is lower than $23,820, the typical median for all majors at VCU.

Student debt for Area Studies majors with a bachelor's degree at VCU

VCU Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$16,720 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$23,500 Average Student Debt

Average full-time tuition and fees are listed in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$12,094	$35,674
Fees	$3,520	$4,210

Bachelor’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 17% of area studies bachelor’s degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

The majority of area studies bachelor’s degree graduates at VCU were White. About 33% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University with a bachelor’s in area studies.

Ethnic diversity of Area Studies majors at Virginia Commonwealth University

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	12
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	6

References

National Center for Education Statistics
O*NET Online
IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
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