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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Master's Degree Schools in Maryland

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$46,380 Avg Salary

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

With 141 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, area studies is the #87 most popular major in Maryland.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

The Most Popular Area Studies Master's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Maryland to see which ones were the most popular master'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.

Check out the area studies master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Maryland.

#1

Johns Hopkins University

Baltimore, MD

Our analysis found Johns Hopkins University to be the most popular school for area studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Maryland. Located in the city of Baltimore, Johns Hopkins is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area studies schools in Maryland. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Area Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Area Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 245
New York 684
New Jersey 75
District of Columbia 206
Delaware 13

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 2 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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