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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

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

Area Studies is the #93 most popular major in New Jersey with 29 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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Area Studies Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 4 schools in New Jersey 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.

#1

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Seton Hall University the most popular school in New Jersey for area studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of South Orange, Seton Hall is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 86% of the area studies majors at the school.

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#1

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Our 2023 rankings named Princeton University the most popular school in New Jersey for area studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Princeton, Princeton is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in area studies at the school are women while 43% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Rutgers University - Newark helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area studies schools in New Jersey. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 50% of the area studies majors at the school.

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#4

Stockton University

Galloway, NJ

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Stockton University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area studies schools in New Jersey. Located in the midsize suburb of Galloway, Stockton State is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 3 students majoring in area studies at Stockton State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Best Area Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
New York 171
Pennsylvania 61
Maryland 9
District of Columbia 119
Delaware 7

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 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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