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Most Popular Area Studies Schools in North Carolina

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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Schools in North Carolina

4 Colleges
$35,832 Avg Salary
$14,009 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Area Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 42 degrees and certificates were awarded to area studies students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #99 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Area Studies Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in North Carolina 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Area Studies Colleges.

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the most popular school for area studies students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Area Studies Schools in North Carolina list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

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The excellent programs at Appalachian State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in North Carolina. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 4 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the city of Chapel Hill.

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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
Tennessee 3
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.

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 4 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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