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2023 Best Area Studies Master's Degree Schools in New York

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$46,380 Avg Salary

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

Area Studies is the #96 most popular major in New York with 684 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Area Studies Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in New York to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York

Check out the area studies master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top New York Schools for a Master's in Area Studies

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our analysis found Cornell University to be the best school for area studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New York. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.

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Out of the 6 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 6 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 3 spot on the list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

The excellent master’s degree programs at Syracuse University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in New York. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

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#5

University at Albany

Albany, NY

Out of the 6 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the # 5 spot on the list. UAlbany is a large public school located in the small city of Albany.

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With a ranking of #6, The City College of New York did quite well on this year’s best schools for area studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Area Studies at The City College of New York

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
Pennsylvania 245
Maryland 141
New Jersey 75
District of Columbia 206
Delaware 13

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

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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