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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Area Studies Master'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.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Area Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for area studies majors pursuing a master's degree.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for area studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 53% of the area studies majors at the school.

Read full report on Area Studies at University of Chicago

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in area studies at the school are women while 50% are male.

Full Area Studies at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Athens.

Of the 20 students majoring in area studies at OHIO Athens, 35% are male and 65% are female.

Full Area Studies at Ohio University - Athens Campus Report

Out of the 15 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 4 spot on the list. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

Of the 14 students majoring in area studies at UIUC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Women make up 83% of the area studies majors at the school.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

Women make up 45% of the area studies majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 83% of the area studies majors at the school.

Read full report on Area Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in area studies at the school are women while 40% are male.

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Northeastern Illinois University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Read full report on Area Studies at Northeastern Illinois University

Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for area studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Of the 3 students majoring in area studies at Ohio State, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Read full report on Area Studies at Ohio State University - Main Campus

Best Area Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best area studies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 124
Ohio 182
Illinois 148
Indiana 101
Wisconsin 66

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 15 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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