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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Oregon

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Finding the Best Area Studies School for You

With 56 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, area studies is the #123 most popular major in Oregon.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Oregon to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in Oregon to see which 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for area studies majors pursuing a .

#1

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

Our 2023 rankings named University of Oregon the most popular school in Oregon for area studies students. Located in the medium-sized city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Area Studies at University of Oregon Report

#2

University of Portland

Portland, OR

The excellent programs at University of Portland helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in Oregon. Located in the city of Portland, University of Portland is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Full Area Studies at University of Portland Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Willamette University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Oregon list. Willamette is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Salem.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Portland State University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Oregon list. Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a very large student population.

Full Area Studies at Portland State University Report

#5

Oregon State University

Corvallis, OR

The excellent programs at Oregon State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in Oregon. Oregon State is a very large public school located in the small city of Corvallis.

Full Area Studies at Oregon State University Report

#6

Reed College

Portland, OR

With a ranking of #6, Reed College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area studies students. Reed is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

Read full report on Area Studies at Reed College

#7

Lewis & Clark College

Portland, OR

Lewis & Clark College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Oregon list. Lewis and Clark College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

Read full report on Area Studies at Lewis & Clark College

Linfield University - McMinnville Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for area studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Linfield is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of McMinnville.

Read full report on Area Studies at Linfield University - McMinnville Campus

Warner Pacific University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for area studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. Warner Pacific is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Portland.

Read full report on Area Studies at Warner Pacific University

Best Area Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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State Degrees Awarded
California 879
Washington 236
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 9 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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