2023 Best Area Studies Schools
Finding the Best Area Studies School for You
Area Studies is the #96 most popular major in the country with 1,825 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Best Area Studies Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 57 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best programs for students.
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2023 Best Area Studies Schools in the United States
The colleges and universities below are the best for area studies majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Best Area Studies Schools
Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for area studies students who want to pursue a degree in the United States. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Area Studies Schools list. Located in the large city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The excellent programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at Stanford University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend William & Mary. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Area Studies Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
University of California - Berkeley landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best area studies programs. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
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Cornell University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best area studies programs. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
With a ranking of #8, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s best schools for area studies students. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
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University of Wisconsin - Madison ranked #9 on this year’s Best Area Studies Schools list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
University of Maryland - College Park ranked #10 on this year’s Best Area Studies Schools list. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.
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Area Studies by Region
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Area Studies Related Rankings by Major
Area Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ethnic Studies | 1,081 |
| Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) | 5 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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