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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Schools in California

15 Colleges
$29,544 Avg Salary
$17,829 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Area Studies School for You

Area Studies is the #118 most popular major in California with 136 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 Most Popular Area Studies Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 15 schools in California to see which ones were the most popular 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.

Check out the area studies programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Stanford University the most popular school in California for area studies students. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Stanford.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Area Studies Schools in California list. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#3

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of San Francisco. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Area Studies Schools in California list. USFCA is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of San Francisco.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means California State University - Los Angeles is a great place for area studies students. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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Out of the 15 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - Los Angeles landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of California - Berkeley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Area Studies Schools in California ranking. Located in the midsize city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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California State University - Fullerton landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular area studies programs. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Pepperdine University

Malibu, CA

Pepperdine University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Area Studies Schools in California ranking. Pepperdine is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Malibu.

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California State University - Long Beach ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Area Studies Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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With a ranking of #10, University of California - San Diego did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area studies students. UCSD is a fairly large public school located in the city of La Jolla.

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Best Area Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 33
Oregon 12
Nevada 0
Hawaii 18
Alaska 1

One of 2 majors within the area of study, area studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Area Studies

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 15 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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