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

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$46,380 Avg Salary

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

Area Studies is the #104 most popular major in Virginia with 177 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Virginia to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Virginia 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.

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

Our analysis found University of Virginia - Main Campus to be the most popular school for area studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Virginia. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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

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#2

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means William & Mary is a great place for area studies students working on their master’s degree. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Williamsburg.

About 80% of the students majoring in area studies at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#3

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means George Mason University is a great place for area studies students working on their master’s degree. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Fairfax.

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

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Best Area Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Area Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 100
North Carolina 332
Florida 110
Tennessee 43
Kentucky 49
South Carolina 84
Louisiana 26
Arkansas 14
Alabama 20
Mississippi 12
West Virginia 2

One of 2 majors within the area of study, area studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 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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