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Best Area Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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2023 Best Area Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

2 Colleges
$31,493 Avg Salary
$20,522 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Area Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Area Studies is the #121 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 245 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Area Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Pennsylvania to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

The colleges and universities below are the best for area studies majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Top Pennsylvania Schools for a Bachelor's in Area Studies

#1

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

Our analysis found La Salle University to be the best school for area studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Pennsylvania. Located in the city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Area Studies at La Salle University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Millersville University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Millersville is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.

Area Studies majors at Millersville take out an average of $21,453 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Read full report on Area Studies at Millersville University of Pennsylvania

Best Area Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Area Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 684
Maryland 141
New Jersey 75
District of Columbia 206
Delaware 13

Area Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Area Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies 9,231
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 46

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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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