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Most Popular Area Studies Master's Degree Schools in Tennessee

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

2 Colleges
$46,380 Avg Salary

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

With 3 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, area studies is the #161 most popular major in Tennessee.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Tennessee ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Tennessee 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for area studies majors pursuing a master's degree.

Our 2023 rankings named East Tennessee State University the most popular school in Tennessee for area studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Johnson City, ETSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#1

Vanderbilt University

Nashville, TN

Our 2023 rankings named Vanderbilt University the most popular school in Tennessee for area studies students working on their master’s degree. Vanderbilt is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Nashville.

Read full report on Area Studies at Vanderbilt University

Best Area Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 21
Florida 37
Georgia 13
North Carolina 42
Kentucky 4
Louisiana 9
Alabama 7
Mississippi 10
Arkansas 11
West Virginia 2

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 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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