European Studies
Add ComparisonIn 2021, the locations with the highest concentration of European Studies degree recipients are Madison, WI, Chapel Hill, NC, and Athens, OH. In 2021, the locations with a relatively high number of European Studies degree recipients are Middlebury, VT, Lewiston, ME, and Geneva, NY. The most common degree awarded to students studying European Studies is a bachelors degree.
Information about the types of higher education institutions that grant degrees in European Studies and the types of students that study this field. University of Wisconsin-Madison awards the most degrees in European Studies in the US, having also the highest percentage of degrees awarded in European Studies, followed by University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
The most common sector, by number of institutions, that offers European Studies programs are Public, 4-year or above institutions (38 total). The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded, is Public, 4-year or above (112 completions).
The most common sector, by number of degrees awarded in European Studies, is Public, 4-year or above (112 completions in 2021).
The following chart shows the share of universities that offer European Studies programs, by the total number of completions, colored and grouped by their sector.
University of Wisconsin-Madison has the most European Studies degree recipients, with 37 degrees awarded in 2021.
The following bar chart shows the state tuition for the top 5 institutions with the most degrees awarded in European Studies.
Out of all institutions that offer European Studies programs and have at least 5 graduates in those programs, University of Wisconsin-Madison has the highest percentage of degrees awarded in European Studies, with 0.212%.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest number of degrees awarded in European Studies by year.
This map shows the counties in the United States colored by the highest growth in degrees awarded for European Studies.
Information on the businesses and industries that employ Cultural & Gender Studies graduates and on wages and locations for those in the field.
The average salary for Cultural & Gender Studies majors is $85,454 and the most common occupations are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Postsecondary teachers, and Elementary & middle school teachers.
The industry that employs the most Cultural & Gender Studies majors is Elementary & secondary schools, though the highest paying industry, by average wage, is Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments.
The average salary for Cultural & Gender Studies majors is $85,454 and the most common occupations are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Postsecondary teachers, and Elementary & middle school teachers.
This chart shows the average annual salaries of the most common occupations for Cultural & Gender Studies majors.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States colored by the average salary of Cultural & Gender Studies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Cultural & Gender Studies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
The most common occupations Cultural & Gender Studies majors, by number of employees, are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers, Postsecondary teachers, and Elementary & middle school teachers.
Compared to other majors, there are an unusually high number of Cultural & Gender Studies majors working as Judicial law clerks, Acupuncturists, and Fundraisers.
The highest paid occupations by median income for Cultural & Gender Studies majors are Media and communication workers, all other, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, and Surgeons.
The number of Cultural & Gender Studies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.26%, from 172,921 in 2020 to 180,293 in 2021.
The largest single share of Cultural & Gender Studies graduates go on to work as Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (5.55%). This chart shows the various jobs filled by those with a major in Cultural & Gender Studies by share of the total number of graduates.
The most common industries that employ Cultural & Gender Studies majors, by number of employees, are Elementary & secondary schools, Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges, and Legal services.
The highest paying industries of Cultural & Gender Studies majors, by average wage, are Securities, commodities, funds, trusts & other financial investments, Internet publishing, broadcasting & web search portals, and Computer & peripheral equipment manufacturing.
The number of Cultural & Gender Studies graduates in the workforce has been growing at a rate of 4.26%, from 172,921 in 2020 to 180,293 in 2021.
The industry which employs the most Cultural & Gender Studies graduates by share is Elementary & secondary schools, followed by Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges. This visualization shows the industries that hire those who major in Cultural & Gender Studies.
This map shows the public use micro areas (PUMAs) in the United States where there are a relatively high population of Cultural & Gender Studies majors.
Note that the census collects information tied to where people live, not where they work. It is possible that Cultural & Gender Studies majors live and work in the same place, but it is also possible that they live and work in two different places.
Demographic information for those who earn a degree in Cultural & Gender Studies in the United States.
The average age of a person in the workforce with a degree in Cultural & Gender Studies is 41.4.
The most common degree type these workers hold is a Bachelors Degree. Female employees are more likely to hold Cultural & Gender Studies degrees, and White students are the most common race/ethnicty group awarded degrees in Cultural & Gender Studies (109 students).
This chart shows distribution of ages for employees with a degree in Cultural & Gender Studies. The most common ages of employees with this major are 31 and 30 years old, which represent 3.74% and 3.43% of the population, respectively.
The most common degree types awarded to students graduating in European Studies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Postbaccalaureate Certificate.
The most common degree types held by the working population in Cultural & Gender Studies are Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree, and Professional degree.
This chart shows the granted degrees by sex at the 5 institutions that graduate the most students in European Studies.
This chart shows the number of degrees awarded in European Studies for each race & ethnicity. White students earned the largest share of the degrees with this major.
This chart illustrates the differences by sex for each race & ethnicity of Bachelors Degree recipients in European Studies.
White Female students, who earn most of the degrees in this field, are the most common combination of race/ethnicity and sex.
There are a relatively high number of people that were born in United Kingdom, not specified that hold Cultural & Gender Studies degrees (6.15 times more than expected), and the most common country of origin by total numbers for non-US students earning a degree in this field is Mexico (2,081 degree recipients).
