2023 Most Popular Area Studies Master's Degree Schools in New York
Finding the Best Area Studies Master's Degree School for You
Area Studies is the #96 most popular major in New York with 684 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 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.
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 New York to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in New York 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.
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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York
The colleges and universities below are the most popular for area studies majors pursuing a master's degree.
Top 10 Most Popular Area Studies Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in New York for area studies students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
About 66% of the students majoring in area studies at the school are women while 34% are male.
The in-demand master’s degree programs at Columbia University in the City of New York helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area studies schools in New York. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Of the 50 students majoring in area studies at Columbia, 58% are male and 42% are female.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
Women make up 60% of the area studies majors at the school.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. The Graduate Center is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of New York.
Of the 6 students majoring in area studies at The Graduate Center, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means The City College of New York is a great place for area studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of New York, CCNY 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.
Read full report on Area Studies at The City College of New York
With a ranking of #6, University at Buffalo did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a very large student population.
Of the 3 students majoring in area studies at University at Buffalo, 67% are male and 33% are female.
With a ranking of #7, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area studies students working on their master’s degree. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.
St John’s University - New York came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.
Of the 2 students majoring in area studies at STJ, 50% are male and 50% are female.
University at Albany 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 #9 on the list. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Albany.
Queens College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. QC is a large public school located in the city of Queens.
Best Area Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region
Explore all the Most Popular Area Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 245 |
| Maryland | 141 |
| New Jersey | 75 |
| District of Columbia | 206 |
| Delaware | 13 |
Area Studies Related Majors
Area Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ethnic Studies | 9,231 |
| Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) | 46 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 14 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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