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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

24 Colleges
$34,342 Avg Salary
$21,486 Avg Student Debt

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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Area Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for area studies students. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the most popular school for area studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Out of the 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio University - Athens Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. OHIO Athens is a very large public school located in the town of Athens.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for area studies students. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

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Out of the 24 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 5 spot on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Area Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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With a ranking of #7, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area studies students. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for area studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Northeastern Illinois University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Area Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular area studies programs. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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Best Area Studies Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 20
Illinois 62
Ohio 36
Indiana 39
Wisconsin 15

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

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 24 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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