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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Indiana

5 Colleges
$19,500 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Area Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 39 degrees and certificates were awarded to area studies students who went to a Indiana college or university. This makes it the #96 most popular major in the state.

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The Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Indiana ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 5 schools in Indiana 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for area studies majors pursuing a .

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

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#2

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

The excellent programs at Purdue University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in Indiana. Purdue is a very large public school located in the city of West Lafayette.

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#3

Valparaiso University

Valparaiso, IN

The excellent programs at Valparaiso University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in Indiana. Located in the suburb of Valparaiso, Valpo is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Indiana list. IUPUI is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Indianapolis.

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The excellent programs at Indiana University - Southeast helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in Indiana. Located in the suburb of New Albany, Indiana University - Southeast is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Area Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 20
Illinois 62
Ohio 36
Wisconsin 15

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 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.

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