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Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Iowa

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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Iowa

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Finding the Best Area Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 11 degrees and certificates were awarded to area studies students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #106 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Iowa ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in Iowa 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.

The following school tops our list of the Most Popular Area Studies Colleges.

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in Iowa for area studies students. Iowa is a very large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Full Area Studies at University of Iowa Report

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
Missouri 11
Minnesota 8
Kansas 16
Nebraska 0
South Dakota 0

One of 2 majors within the area of study, area studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Area Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies 1,081
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 5

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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