Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies is a program of study at Williams College. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Part-time undergraduates at Williams paid an average of $1,682 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 | |
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Tuition | $50,450 | $50,450 |
Books and Supplies | $800 | $800 |
On Campus Room and Board | $12,750 | $12,750 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,540 | $2,540 |
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Williams 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 Williams Online Learning page.
Women made up around 75.9% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 74.8%.
Around 51.7% of area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Williams in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 55%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 4 |
Black or African American | 4 |
Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 14 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Area Studies | 21 |
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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