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

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$46,380 Avg Salary

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

Area Studies is the #148 most popular major in Missouri with 11 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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

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 Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Missouri 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 analysis found Washington University in St Louis to be the most popular school for area studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Missouri. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in area studies at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Saint Louis University is a great place for area studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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Best Area Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 8
Iowa 11
Kansas 16
Nebraska 0
South Dakota 0

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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