2023 Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Area Studies 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.
The Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Pennsylvania ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 37 schools in Pennsylvania to see which ones were the most popular 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 Schools in Pennsylvania
Check out the area studies programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Pennsylvania.
Top 10 Most Popular Area Studies Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus the most popular school in Pennsylvania for area studies students. Pitt is a very large public school located in the city of Pittsburgh.
The average amount in student loans that area studies majors at Pitt take out is $26,495.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Pennsylvania list. SRU is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Slippery Rock.
Area Studies majors at SRU take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dickinson College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Carlisle, Dickinson is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Area Studies majors at Dickinson take out an average of $19,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
The excellent programs at University of Pennsylvania helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in Pennsylvania. UPenn is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Philadelphia.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bucknell University is a great place for area studies students. Located in the distant town of Lewisburg, Bucknell is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Franklin and Marshall College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for area studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Franklin and Marshall is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lancaster.
Temple University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Located in the city of Philadelphia, Temple is a public school with a very large student population.
While working on their degree, area studies majors at Temple accumulate an average of around $30,291 in student debt.
Muhlenberg College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the city of Allentown, Muhlenberg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Millersville University of Pennsylvania came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Pennsylvania ranking. Millersville is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Millersville.
On average, area studies graduates from Millersville take out $23,500 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Gettysburg College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the small city of Gettysburg, Gettysburg is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
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 |
|---|---|
| New York | 684 |
| 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.
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 25 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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