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Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Mississippi

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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Mississippi

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Finding the Best Area Studies School for You

Area Studies is the #168 most popular major in Mississippi with 12 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Mississippi ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Mississippi to see which 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.

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

#1

University of Mississippi

University, MS

Our analysis found University of Mississippi to be the most popular school for area studies students who want to pursue a degree in Mississippi. Ole Miss is a very large public school located in the remote town of University.

Read full report on Area Studies at University of Mississippi

#2

Millsaps College

Jackson, MS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Millsaps College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Area Studies Schools in Mississippi list. Millsaps is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Jackson.

Full Area Studies at Millsaps College Report

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
Virginia 177
North Carolina 332
Florida 110
Tennessee 43
Kentucky 49
South Carolina 84
Louisiana 26
Arkansas 14
Alabama 20
West Virginia 2

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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