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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Area Studies is the #112 most popular major in the country with 6,966 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'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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Area Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 7 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for area studies majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Our analysis found University of Southern California to be the most popular school for area studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Read full report on Area Studies at University of Southern California

Our analysis found University of Hawaii at Manoa to be the most popular school for area studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . UH Manoa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Honolulu.

About 67% of the students majoring in area studies at the school are women while 33% are male.

Read full report on Area Studies at University of Hawaii at Manoa

#1

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Our analysis found Stanford University to be the most popular school for area studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Read full report on Area Studies at Stanford University

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the city of Berkeley.

Full Area Studies at University of California - Berkeley Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Area Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus Report

With a ranking of #6, University of Nevada - Las Vegas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UNLV is a very large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

Read full report on Area Studies at University of Nevada - Las Vegas

Washington State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree area studies programs. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

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Best Area Studies Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 879
Washington 236
Oregon 56
Nevada 4
Hawaii 57
Alaska 1

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 7 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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