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Most Popular Area Studies Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania

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

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

Area Studies is the #121 most popular major in Pennsylvania with 245 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Master's Degree Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Pennsylvania 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Area Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

#1

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, PA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Pennsylvania the most popular school in Pennsylvania for area studies students working on their master’s degree. UPenn is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area studies schools in Pennsylvania. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.

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#3

Lehigh University

Bethlehem, PA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lehigh University is a great place for area studies students working on their master’s degree. Lehigh is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Bethlehem.

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#3

La Salle University

Philadelphia, PA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend La Salle University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large city of Philadelphia, La Salle is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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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
New York 684
Maryland 141
New Jersey 75
District of Columbia 206
Delaware 13

Area Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Area Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies 9,231
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 46

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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.

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