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Most Popular Area Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in North Carolina

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

In 2020-2021, 42 degrees and certificates were awarded to area studies students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #99 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in North Carolina to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Area Studies program at each school on the list.

The following school tops our list of the Most Popular Area Studies Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill the most popular school in North Carolina for area studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

Full Area Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

Best Area Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Area Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 21
Florida 37
Georgia 13
Tennessee 3
Kentucky 4
Louisiana 9
Alabama 7
Mississippi 10
Arkansas 11
West Virginia 2

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

Majors Similar to Area Studies

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

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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