2023 Best Area Studies Schools in the New England Region
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.
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.
The Best Area Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.
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2023 Best Area Studies Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for area studies majors pursuing a .
Top New England Region Schools in Area Studies
Our 2023 rankings named Brown University the best school in the New England Region for area studies students. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
The excellent programs at Brandeis University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in the New England Region . Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.
The excellent programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in the New England Region . Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Area Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Connecticut is a great place for area studies students. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.
University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #6 on this year’s Best Area Studies Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #7 on this year’s Best Area Studies Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Boston.
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Best Area Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best area studies schools for a specific state in the New England region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Massachusetts | 111 |
Connecticut | 32 |
Rhode Island | 27 |
Maine | 0 |
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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 |
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Ethnic Studies | 1,081 |
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) | 5 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 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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