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Insufficient Data for Plains States
Sad to say, we do not have sufficient info to create a ranking of the best schools for area studies in the Plains States Region . This is typically due to there not being enough schools in the Plains States Region that both offer area studies and provided enough information for us to do a proper analysis.
Instead, look at at some of our other Area Studies rankings below or check out our overall Best Schools for Area Studies ranking.
Rankings in Majors Related to Area Studies
One of 2 majors within the area of study, area studies has other similar majors worth exploring.
Area Studies Focus Areas
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| American U.S. Studies | 1,321 |
| Asian Studies | 777 |
| Area Studies, Other | 702 |
| Latin American Studies | 596 |
| Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign) | 580 |
| East Asian Studies | 564 |
| Near & Middle Eastern Studies | 372 |
| African Studies | 189 |
| French Studies | 141 |
| European Studies | 129 |
| Russian Studies | 126 |
| Latin American & Caribbean Studies | 107 |
| German Studies | 102 |
| Central & Eastern European Studies | 94 |
| Chinese Studies | 75 |
| Italian Studies | 69 |
| Japanese Studies | 68 |
| Western European Studies | 59 |
| Spanish & Iberian Studies | 53 |
| South Asian Studies | 37 |
| Scandinavian Studies | 27 |
| Pacific Area/Pacific Rim Studies | 26 |
| Ural-Altaic & Central Asian Studies | 15 |
| Southeast Asian Studies | 11 |
| Irish Studies | 7 |
| Slavic Studies | 5 |
| Korean Studies | 2 |
| Appalachian Studies | 2 |
| Canadian Studies | 1 |
Majors Similar to Area Studies
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ethnic Studies | 9,323 |
| Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) | 35 |
Notes and References
- 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.
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Karl Udo Gerth.
More about our data sources and methodologies.