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

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

With 37 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, area studies is the #132 most popular major in Florida.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Area Studies Master's Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Florida to see which master's degree 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Area Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Florida International University the most popular school in Florida for area studies students working on their master’s degree. FIU is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

Women make up 57% of the area studies majors at the school.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in area studies at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Area Studies at University of Florida Report

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

Women make up 67% of the area studies majors at the school.

Read full report on Area Studies at University of South Florida - Main Campus

#4

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Out of the 5 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee.

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#4

University of Miami

Coral Gables, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Florida list. U Miami is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Coral Gables.

Full Area Studies at University of Miami Report

Best Area Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 21
Georgia 13
North Carolina 42
Tennessee 3
Kentucky 4
Louisiana 9
Alabama 7
Mississippi 10
Arkansas 11
West Virginia 2

One of 2 majors within the area of study, area studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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