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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Missouri

3 Colleges
$42,527 Avg Salary
$25,250 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Area Studies School for You

Area Studies is the #148 most popular major in Missouri with 11 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Missouri 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in Missouri for area studies students. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Out of the 3 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Saint Louis University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Missouri - St Louis helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in Missouri. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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Best Area Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Area Studies Colleges in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 8
Iowa 11
Kansas 16
Nebraska 0
South Dakota 0

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 3 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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