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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Utah

4 Colleges
$29,111 Avg Salary
$14,001 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Area Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 131 degrees and certificates were awarded to area studies students who went to a Utah college or university. This makes it the #88 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Utah ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Utah 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.

Check out the area studies programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Utah.

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the most popular school in Utah for area studies students. BYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.

Area Studies majors at BYU take out an average of $10,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Utah State University is a great place for area studies students. USU is a very large public school located in the small city of Logan.

While working on their degree, area studies majors at USU accumulate an average of around $18,002 in student debt.

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#3

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in Utah. Located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

Westminster College Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Westminster College Utah is a great place for area studies students. Westminster College Salt Lake is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

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Best Area Studies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 31
Idaho 4
Montana 8
Wyoming 19

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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