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2023 Best Area Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in California

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Finding the Best Area Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

Area Studies is the #118 most popular major in California with 136 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Area Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in California to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in California to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California

Check out the area studies doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top California Schools for a Doctorate in Area Studies

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the best school for area studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in California. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

Read full report on Area Studies at Stanford University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in California list. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Area Studies at University of California - Berkeley Report

Best Area Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Washington 33
Oregon 12
Nevada 0
Hawaii 18
Alaska 1

One of 2 majors within the area of study, area studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Area Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies 1,081
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 5

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Karl Udo Gerth.

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