2023 Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Area Studies School for You
In 2020-2021, 61 degrees and certificates were awarded to area studies students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #113 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Pennsylvania to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Area Studies Colleges.
Most Popular Pennsylvania Schools in Area Studies
Our analysis found University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus to be the most popular school for area studies students who want to pursue a degree in Pennsylvania. Pitt is a fairly large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
The excellent programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in Pennsylvania. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lehigh University is a great place for area studies students. Lehigh is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Pennsylvania list. SRU is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Slippery Rock.
Out of the 5 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, La Salle University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Best Area Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Most Popular Area Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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New York | 171 |
Maryland | 9 |
New Jersey | 29 |
District of Columbia | 119 |
Delaware | 7 |
Area Studies Related Majors
Area Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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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