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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Master's Degree Schools in Washington

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

In 2020-2021, 33 degrees and certificates were awarded to area studies students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #73 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Area Studies Master's Degree Schools in Washington ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Washington to see which ones were the most popular master'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 schools top our list of the Most Popular Area Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the most popular school in Washington for area studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 56% of the area studies majors at the school.

Read full report on Area Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Washington State University is a great place for area studies students working on their master’s degree. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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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
California 136
Oregon 12
Nevada 0
Hawaii 18
Alaska 1

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 2 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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