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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Louisiana

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Finding the Best Area Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 9 degrees and certificates were awarded to area studies students who went to a Louisiana college or university. This makes it the #112 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Louisiana ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Louisiana 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.

Check out the area studies programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Louisiana.

Our 2023 rankings named Tulane University of Louisiana the most popular school in Louisiana for area studies students. Tulane is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Orleans.

Full Area Studies at Tulane University of Louisiana Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Louisiana at Lafayette is a great place for area studies students. UL Lafayette is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lafayette.

Full Area Studies at University of Louisiana at Lafayette 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
Florida 37
Georgia 13
North Carolina 42
Tennessee 3
Kentucky 4
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.

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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