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Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Michigan

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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Michigan

4 Colleges
$40,946 Avg Salary
$17,256 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Area Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 20 degrees and certificates were awarded to area studies students who went to a Michigan college or university. This makes it the #139 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Michigan ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Michigan 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 Michigan.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in Michigan for area studies students. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Read full report on Area Studies at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor

#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Oakland University is a great place for area studies students. Oakland is a large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

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The excellent programs at Eastern Michigan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in Michigan. Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Full Area Studies at Eastern Michigan University Report

#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The excellent programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in Michigan. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Area Studies at Michigan State University

Best Area Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 62
Ohio 36
Indiana 39
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 4 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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