The main focus area for this major is American U.S. 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 University of Maryland - College Park. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the doctor’s degree program in area studies, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at UMCP paid an average of $1,625 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $731 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $13,158 | $29,250 |
Fees | $1,635 | $1,635 |
area studies who receive their doctor’s degree from UMCP make an average of $67,660 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $0.
Online degrees for the UMCP area studies doctor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the UMCP Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their doctor’s degree in area studies in 2019-2020, 57.1% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 59.9%.
Of those graduates who received a doctor’s degree in area studies at UMCP in 2019-2020, 57.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 29%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 3 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 3 |
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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American U.S. Studies | 7 |
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.
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