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2023 Best Area Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Area Studies is the #96 most popular major in the country with 1,825 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Area Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best doctor's degree programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Area Studies Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Area Studies

#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Brown University the best school in the New England Region for area studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brandeis University is a great place for area studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

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#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

Full Area Studies at Yale University Report

Best Area Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best area studies schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 111
Connecticut 32
Rhode Island 27
Maine 0

Area Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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