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Most Popular Area Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

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Finding the Best Area Studies Doctor's 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Area Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in the Rocky Mountains 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 school below is the most popular for area studies majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

#1

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Our analysis found University of Utah to be the most popular school for area studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the Rocky Mountains Region . U of U is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

Read full report on Area Studies at University of Utah

Best Area Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best area studies schools for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 31
Utah 131
Idaho 4
Montana 8
Wyoming 19

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

Majors Similar to Area Studies

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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