2023 Most Popular Area Studies Schools in the New England Region
Finding the Best Area Studies School for You
Area Studies is the #96 most popular major in the country with 1,825 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 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 the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 14 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular 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.
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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Schools in the New England Region
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for area studies majors pursuing a .
Top 10 Most Popular Area Studies Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Harvard University the most popular school in the New England Region for area studies students. Harvard is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Area Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Yale is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.
Out of the 14 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Boston University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Area Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Area Studies Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the city of Boston.
Brandeis University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Area Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Brandeis is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.
With a ranking of #7, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area studies students. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.
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Fairfield University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular area studies programs. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.
University of Connecticut came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Area Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.
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Boston College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for area studies students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the small city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Best Area Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best area studies colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 111 |
| Connecticut | 32 |
| Rhode Island | 27 |
| Maine | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|
| Ethnic Studies | 1,081 |
| Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) | 5 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 14 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.
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