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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Montana

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Finding the Best Area Studies School for You

With 8 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, area studies is the #118 most popular major in Montana.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Montana ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Montana 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Area Studies Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Montana the most popular school in Montana for area studies students. UM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Missoula.

Read full report on Area Studies at The University of Montana

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montana State University is a great place for area studies students. MSU Bozeman is a fairly large public school located in the remote town of Bozeman.

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Best Area Studies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 31
Utah 131
Idaho 4
Wyoming 19

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

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 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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