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Most Popular Area Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Area Studies Associate Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, area studies was ranked #112 in the country. In fact 6,966 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Most Popular Area Studies Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 1 schools in the New England Region to see which associate degree 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 school tops our list of the Most Popular Area Studies Associate Degree Colleges.

#1

Great Bay Community College

Portsmouth, NH

Our analysis found Great Bay Community College to be the most popular school for area studies students who want to pursue a associate degree in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Portsmouth, Great Bay Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Full Area Studies at Great Bay Community College Report

Best Area Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best area studies schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 414
Connecticut 217
New Hampshire 60
Maine 75
Rhode Island 107
Vermont 45

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

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

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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