2023 Most Popular Area Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region
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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Area Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the New England Region to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Area Studies program at each school on the list.
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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region
Check out the area studies doctor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .
Most Popular New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Area Studies
Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for area studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the New England Region . Harvard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge.
Of the 27 students majoring in area studies at Harvard, 56% are male and 44% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 7 students majoring in area studies at Brown, 71% are male and 29% are female.
The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at Boston University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area studies schools in the New England Region . Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.
Of the 4 students majoring in area studies at Boston U, 25% are male and 75% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brandeis University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.
Women make up 67% of the area studies majors at the school.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Yale University is a great place for area studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.
Of the 3 students majoring in area studies at Yale, 33% are male and 67% are female.
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 Related Majors
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 5 schools only.
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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