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Best Colleges for Area Studies (2024)

444 colleges offer Area Studies programs. Ranked by graduate earnings.

Top 20 Colleges for Area Studies

All Colleges Offering Area Studies

NameCityTuition (In-State)Accept RateGrad RateStudents
Arizona State University Campus ImmersionTempe$12,22390%68%64,674
University of Central FloridaOrlando$6,36840%77%59,146
University of Maryland Global CampusAdelphi$8,136N/A31%49,664
Ohio State University-Main CampusColumbus$13,24461%88%45,638
Purdue University-Main CampusWest Lafayette$9,99250%83%44,503
The University of Texas at AustinAustin$11,68827%88%42,855
University of ArizonaTucson$13,92686%67%42,537
Pennsylvania State University-Main CampusUniversity Park$20,64461%86%42,284
Kennesaw State UniversityKennesaw$5,80869%50%41,254
Florida International UniversityMiami$6,56555%74%39,508
California State University-FullertonFullerton$7,47091%70%38,546
University of HoustonHouston$9,71774%65%38,380
Indiana University-BloomingtonBloomington$12,14478%81%37,806
Rutgers University-New BrunswickNew Brunswick$17,92958%84%37,751
University of South FloridaTampa$6,41043%76%37,207
University of Wisconsin-MadisonMadison$11,60345%89%36,902
University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignChampaign$16,00442%85%36,258
California State University-Long BeachLong Beach$7,35046%69%35,924
University of FloridaGainesville$6,38124%91%35,629
San Diego State UniversitySan Diego$8,72836%77%35,377
University of California-San DiegoLa Jolla$16,75827%87%34,948
University of North TexasDenton$11,30972%60%34,341
University of Michigan-Ann ArborAnn Arbor$17,73616%93%34,177
University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles$15,2039%93%33,475
The University of AlabamaTuscaloosa$12,18077%74%33,227
University of California-BerkeleyBerkeley$16,34711%93%33,068
Brigham Young UniversityProvo$6,68868%82%32,952
California State University-NorthridgeNorthridge$7,45893%57%32,691
University of California-DavisDavis$16,77442%85%32,253
Florida State UniversityTallahassee$5,65624%84%32,212
University of GeorgiaAthens$11,45038%89%32,137
University of Washington-Seattle CampusSeattle$12,97339%84%31,942
University of Colorado BoulderBoulder$15,66678%75%31,939
University of Minnesota-Twin CitiesMinneapolis$17,21480%85%31,855
University of Maryland-College ParkCollege Park$11,80945%89%30,760
Oregon State UniversityCorvallis$14,40077%70%30,743
The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio$9,01187%52%30,580
University of California-IrvineIrvine$15,72229%86%30,197
University of Cincinnati-Main CampusCincinnati$13,97685%73%29,882
University of South Carolina-ColumbiaColumbia$12,68860%78%29,820
University of ArkansasFayetteville$10,10474%70%28,677
New York UniversityNew York$62,7969%88%28,663
California State University-SacramentoSacramento$8,01894%56%28,350
George Mason UniversityFairfax$14,22087%69%27,752
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh$8,79942%85%27,371
University of UtahSalt Lake City$9,62086%64%27,264
Iowa State UniversityAmes$10,78789%75%25,367
University of KentuckyLexington$13,50293%71%24,763
University of Nevada-Las VegasLas Vegas$9,74896%50%24,622
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotte$7,23980%68%24,453
University of Missouri-ColumbiaColumbia$14,83778%76%23,929
University of Massachusetts-AmherstAmherst$17,77260%83%23,671
University of California-Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara$16,41433%84%23,113
University of Oklahoma-Norman CampusNorman$9,79777%75%22,734
University of California-RiversideRiverside$15,60676%76%22,593
University of IowaIowa City$11,28384%74%22,264
University of Illinois ChicagoChicago$14,33877%61%22,170
Oklahoma State University-Main CampusStillwater$10,23475%67%21,773
The University of Texas at DallasRichardson$14,64465%75%21,751
California State University-FresnoFresno$7,35095%56%21,605
University of MississippiUniversity$9,77297%70%21,473
University of KansasLawrence$12,10293%69%21,217
Washington State UniversityPullman$13,39187%61%21,099
Temple UniversityPhiladelphia$23,01180%75%20,970
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond$16,94593%64%20,753
University of North Carolina at Chapel HillChapel Hill$8,99415%92%20,752
University of OregonEugene$16,13788%72%20,497
University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles$72,09710%92%20,443
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh CampusPittsburgh$21,92658%85%20,370
University at BuffaloBuffalo$10,93674%74%20,112
University of ConnecticutStorrs$21,04452%84%19,835
Ohio University-Main CampusAthens$14,15885%66%19,633
California State University-Los AngelesLos Angeles$7,16091%53%19,562
Appalachian State UniversityBoone$7,57990%74%19,444
Kent State University at KentKent$13,23286%65%19,320
University of Nebraska-LincolnLincoln$10,43487%66%19,178
University of DelawareNewark$16,81071%80%19,071
Illinois State UniversityNormal$16,14488%65%19,057
Grand Valley State UniversityAllendale$15,14083%68%18,854
San Francisco State UniversitySan Francisco$7,95096%50%18,639
Boston UniversityBoston$68,10211%89%18,248
Stony Brook UniversityStony Brook$10,93149%77%18,101
University of California-Santa CruzSanta Cruz$16,00566%75%17,940
University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesville$21,80317%95%17,597
Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk$12,75090%45%17,514
Northeastern UniversityBoston$66,1625%90%17,326
University of New Mexico-Main CampusAlbuquerque$10,14095%54%17,244
University of Wisconsin-MilwaukeeMilwaukee$10,39891%50%16,758
Miami University-OxfordOxford$18,16175%81%16,656
CUNY Hunter CollegeNew York$7,38254%59%16,289
University of North GeorgiaDahlonega$5,28568%37%16,146
Towson UniversityTowson$11,72882%69%16,136
Cornell UniversityIthaca$69,3149%95%15,995
Rowan UniversityGlassboro$16,57478%68%15,841
Wayne State UniversityDetroit$15,19081%58%15,587
Syracuse UniversitySyracuse$65,52846%82%15,477
Kansas State UniversityManhattan$11,22182%71%15,142
University of Hawaii at ManoaHonolulu$12,18687%63%15,029
California State University-San BernardinoSan Bernardino$8,09394%55%15,023
Baylor UniversityWaco$58,10051%80%14,785
University of LouisvilleLouisville$13,13679%61%14,727
Binghamton UniversityVestal$10,56739%83%14,655
Montana State UniversityBozeman$8,46082%57%14,451
DePaul UniversityChicago$45,99976%69%14,090
Ball State UniversityMuncie$11,08286%63%13,988
California State University-ChicoChico$8,47293%63%13,631
Western Washington UniversityBellingham$9,58293%65%13,544
University of North FloridaJacksonville$6,38953%69%13,359
Portland State UniversityPortland$11,67991%53%13,182
University of MiamiCoral Gables$62,61619%84%12,913
Bowling Green State University-Main CampusBowling Green$14,46081%63%12,812
University at AlbanyAlbany$10,86669%63%12,564
CUNY Queens CollegeQueens$7,53864%56%12,550
California State University-Dominguez HillsCarson$7,44993%45%12,538
CUNY City CollegeNew York$7,34060%56%12,505
Oakland UniversityRochester Hills$15,26288%57%12,351
Western Kentucky UniversityBowling Green$11,65294%55%12,155
University of VermontBurlington$19,05865%79%11,743
Loyola University ChicagoChicago$53,71082%75%11,737
Minnesota State University-MankatoMankato$9,57288%54%11,703
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal JusticeNew York$7,47057%56%11,590
University of Massachusetts-BostonBoston$15,90884%50%11,512
University of Nebraska at OmahaOmaha$8,71887%47%11,488
University of Massachusetts-LowellLowell$16,96683%67%11,434
Kean UniversityUnion$14,29976%45%11,433
George Washington UniversityWashington$67,71047%85%11,182
University of Maryland-Baltimore CountyBaltimore$13,25672%70%10,701
CUNY Lehman CollegeBronx$7,41057%50%10,696
University of PennsylvaniaPhiladelphia$68,6865%97%10,650
College of CharlestonCharleston$12,97860%65%10,558
CUNY Brooklyn CollegeBrooklyn$7,45258%55%10,543
Fordham UniversityBronx$64,91559%81%10,512
Howard UniversityWashington$35,81041%69%10,108
Boston CollegeChestnut Hill$70,70216%91%10,085
University of North DakotaGrand Forks$10,95177%62%9,981
California State University-East BayHayward$7,58397%47%9,809
University of ToledoToledo$12,74492%56%9,770
College of Staten Island CUNYStaten Island$7,49092%33%9,657
St. John's University-New YorkQueens$53,02083%67%9,477
University of Wisconsin-WhitewaterWhitewater$8,61686%62%9,405
Northwestern UniversityEvanston$68,3228%96%9,201
Columbia University in the City of New YorkNew York$71,8454%96%8,973
University of Wisconsin-Eau ClaireEau Claire$9,64282%66%8,895
University of Notre DameNotre Dame$65,02511%96%8,818
Youngstown State UniversityYoungstown$11,11384%52%7,961
University of WyomingLaramie$7,76897%59%7,944
Washington University in St LouisSt. Louis$65,79012%94%7,857
Central Washington UniversityEllensburg$9,41791%52%7,833
Tulane University of LouisianaNew Orleans$68,67814%88%7,767
University of IdahoMoscow$9,08476%59%7,747
Pace UniversityNew York$53,29076%61%7,665
Marquette UniversityMilwaukee$51,17081%82%7,660
Harvard UniversityCambridge$61,6764%97%7,601
Idaho State UniversityPocatello$8,610N/A39%7,583
Georgetown UniversityWashington$68,01713%95%7,569
University of ChicagoChicago$70,6624%95%7,569
Stanford UniversityStanford$65,9104%92%7,554
The University of MontanaMissoula$8,55296%47%7,488
Chapman UniversityOrange$64,98465%81%7,478
University of Minnesota-DuluthDuluth$14,61089%65%7,336
Carnegie Mellon UniversityPittsburgh$66,24612%93%7,304
Emory UniversityAtlanta$64,28011%91%7,298
Southern Methodist UniversityDallas$67,04063%84%7,277
Saint Louis UniversitySaint Louis$55,76075%80%7,267
American UniversityWashington$58,77162%77%7,266
Marshall UniversityHuntington$9,16296%50%7,266
Brown UniversityProvidence$71,4125%96%7,226
Vanderbilt UniversityNashville$67,4986%93%7,208
Belmont UniversityNashville$42,54095%71%7,137
Loyola Marymount UniversityLos Angeles$62,35745%79%7,094
Tufts UniversityMedford$70,70411%93%7,061
William & MaryWilliamsburg$25,91434%90%7,055
University of Wisconsin-OshkoshOshkosh$8,53287%51%6,877
Indiana University of Pennsylvania-Main CampusIndiana$11,38091%54%6,764
Yale UniversityNew Haven$67,2504%96%6,758
William Paterson University of New JerseyWayne$15,70490%46%6,614
Northern Michigan UniversityMarquette$14,27784%52%6,556
Hofstra UniversityHempstead$57,66068%68%6,488
Duke UniversityDurham$68,7586%96%6,442
Case Western Reserve UniversityCleveland$66,60837%87%6,437
University of RochesterRochester$67,08040%85%6,331
Kutztown University of PennsylvaniaKutztown$11,31491%54%6,180
State University of New York at New PaltzNew Paltz$8,57262%70%6,086
Seton Hall UniversitySouth Orange$53,17073%70%6,036
University of DenverDenver$61,39878%77%6,025
University of Michigan-DearbornDearborn$15,64056%57%5,952
Lehigh UniversityBethlehem$64,98026%89%5,898
Millersville University of PennsylvaniaMillersville$11,12886%56%5,728
Princeton UniversityPrinceton$62,6885%97%5,709
Johns Hopkins UniversityBaltimore$65,2306%94%5,693
University of San DiegoSan Diego$59,48652%83%5,671
University of Northern ColoradoGreeley$12,41686%51%5,598
Long Island UniversityBrookville$42,43286%56%5,520
Wake Forest UniversityWinston-Salem$67,64222%90%5,485
State University of New York at OswegoOswego$8,82581%60%5,473
University of Washington-Bothell CampusBothell$12,91991%67%5,457
Fairfield UniversityFairfield$58,35033%84%5,373
Duquesne UniversityPittsburgh$48,98684%77%5,350
University of San FranciscoSan Francisco$60,49262%71%5,287
Adelphi UniversityGarden City$49,11066%68%5,276
Gonzaga UniversitySpokane$55,48082%87%5,198
Marist UniversityPoughkeepsie$47,75057%80%5,182
Saint Cloud State UniversitySaint Cloud$10,24595%44%5,088
Rhode Island CollegeProvidence$11,30092%47%5,049
Columbia CollegeColumbia$25,826N/A44%4,950
Saint Joseph's University - PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia$53,26089%79%4,948
Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah$16,77771%71%4,898
Rice UniversityHouston$64,1448%95%4,776
Northeastern State UniversityTahlequah$7,810100%36%4,772
SUNY OneontaOneonta$8,83170%70%4,643
Dartmouth CollegeHanover$68,2685%96%4,541
Mercer UniversityMacon$42,31269%72%4,500
United States Naval AcademyAnnapolisN/A9%92%4,474
United States Military AcademyWest PointN/A12%86%4,408
Delaware State UniversityDover$10,67047%39%4,398
Creighton UniversityOmaha$48,85680%82%4,348
Suffolk UniversityBoston$47,55082%60%4,268
Providence CollegeProvidence$63,55051%87%4,229
University of Alaska FairbanksFairbanks$8,736N/A35%4,207
University of Washington-Tacoma CampusTacoma$13,16883%63%4,185
SUNY Old WestburyOld Westbury$8,42284%46%4,162
Seattle UniversitySeattle$56,72177%74%4,062
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State HarrisburgMiddletown$15,97298%28%4,031
Roger Williams UniversityBristol$44,41888%68%3,946
Merrimack CollegeNorth Andover$53,96270%71%3,916
Bucknell UniversityLewisburg$67,81229%86%3,876
SUNY College at GeneseoGeneseo$8,99966%72%3,869
State University of New York at PlattsburghPlattsburgh$9,03578%59%3,769
Nevada State UniversityHenderson$6,76587%32%3,762
Brandeis UniversityWaltham$68,08041%86%3,618
Vermont State UniversityRandolph$11,95282%48%3,590
Bradley UniversityPeoria$42,16077%74%3,574
University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg$14,64080%67%3,566
University of ScrantonScranton$53,98381%80%3,554
Pepperdine UniversityMalibu$69,91863%84%3,553
Western Connecticut State UniversityDanbury$13,40187%51%3,511
Siena CollegeLoudonville$46,58069%75%3,409
Hope CollegeHolland$41,97079%81%3,288
Barnard CollegeNew York$69,8889%93%3,264
CUNY Graduate School and University CenterNew York$7,23568%N/A3,254
University of the PacificStockton$57,08071%68%3,204
SUNY at Purchase CollegePurchase$8,95374%62%3,197
Calvin UniversityGrand Rapids$39,35071%76%3,193
Colgate UniversityHamilton$70,30614%91%3,180
The Catholic University of AmericaWashington$58,37883%80%3,154
College of the Holy CrossWorcester$64,50018%88%3,106
Rider UniversityLawrenceville$41,12079%62%3,106
St Olaf CollegeNorthfield$59,76048%84%3,093
Minnesota State University MoorheadMoorhead$10,42859%56%3,072
Wesleyan UniversityMiddletown$70,34216%92%3,067
University of La VerneLa Verne$49,47071%64%3,050
Elmhurst UniversityElmhurst$42,95574%68%3,006
Lipscomb UniversityNashville$40,57268%70%2,997
University of RichmondUniversity of Richmond$65,23022%86%2,980
College of Coastal GeorgiaBrunswick$3,61698%26%2,979
University of PortlandPortland$58,10089%80%2,957
Brigham Young University-HawaiiLaie$6,63047%54%2,889
Oberlin CollegeOberlin$67,36634%80%2,887
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State AbingtonAbington$15,26897%21%2,877
Morehouse CollegeAtlanta$32,89344%56%2,844
University of TulsaTulsa$50,06162%73%2,813
Azusa Pacific UniversityAzusa$44,45888%63%2,759
University of Mary Hardin-BaylorBelton$32,02096%51%2,759
Lafayette CollegeEaston$65,39831%88%2,757
Middlebury CollegeMiddlebury$67,60011%92%2,738
Keene State CollegeKeene$14,78490%59%2,699
Skidmore CollegeSaratoga Springs$67,29021%82%2,694
Carthage CollegeKenosha$38,75087%62%2,660
Rollins CollegeWinter Park$60,58048%76%2,631
Western New England UniversitySpringfield$47,82083%64%2,603
St. John Fisher UniversityRochester$41,19066%74%2,565
Dominican UniversityRiver Forest$38,97890%59%2,561
Smith CollegeNorthampton$65,17821%89%2,544
Stonehill CollegeEaston$57,49066%78%2,528
University of GuamMangilao$6,110N/A39%2,515
Trinity UniversitySan Antonio$53,67626%83%2,505
Augsburg UniversityMinneapolis$45,45282%52%2,494
Augustana CollegeRock Island$51,59863%76%2,490
Vassar CollegePoughkeepsie$71,03019%90%2,444
University of Connecticut-StamfordStamford$18,15083%57%2,432
North Central CollegeNaperville$45,72677%68%2,428
Colby CollegeWaterville$69,6007%89%2,407
Pacific Lutheran UniversityTacoma$52,25478%70%2,401
Hawaii Pacific UniversityHonolulu$34,39286%38%2,392
Denison UniversityGranville$67,00017%79%2,380
Furman UniversityGreenville$59,77043%80%2,379
Gannon UniversityErie$40,65674%68%2,365
Shepherd UniversityShepherdstown$9,05697%50%2,344
Webster UniversitySaint Louis$31,75086%63%2,304
Wellesley CollegeWellesley$67,17614%91%2,300
Stetson UniversityDeLand$57,41072%63%2,297
John Carroll UniversityUniversity Heights$50,50081%78%2,274
Dickinson CollegeCarlisle$65,65042%82%2,273
Clark UniversityWorcester$58,86740%77%2,214
Ashland UniversityAshland$31,21076%61%2,199
Mercyhurst UniversityErie$45,77081%59%2,191
Mount Holyoke CollegeSouth Hadley$67,01836%85%2,169
University of Hawaii at HiloHilo$7,83861%45%2,160
Trinity CollegeHartford$70,77029%83%2,146
Saint Peter's UniversityJersey City$42,55290%61%2,135
Macalester CollegeSaint Paul$68,10429%89%2,131
Wheaton CollegeWheaton$45,54687%86%2,121
Salve Regina UniversityNewport$50,10068%76%2,121
Lewis & Clark CollegePortland$64,82878%73%2,120
Shenandoah UniversityWinchester$36,95077%69%2,116
Gettysburg CollegeGettysburg$66,64039%83%2,099
Saint Anselm CollegeManchester$48,92078%82%2,087
Carleton CollegeNorthfield$68,89220%90%2,086
Valparaiso UniversityValparaiso$48,45089%69%2,083
Williams CollegeWilliamstown$68,5608%95%2,076
University of RedlandsRedlands$60,87883%69%2,049
Union CollegeSchenectady$69,03944%83%2,046
Hamilton CollegeClinton$68,96014%91%2,030
Colorado CollegeColorado Springs$70,73418%87%2,014
University of Mount UnionAlliance$36,60078%62%1,995
Augustana UniversitySioux Falls$40,16068%74%1,965
La Salle UniversityPhiladelphia$37,80097%58%1,953
Moravian UniversityBethlehem$53,50054%71%1,949
Arcadia UniversityGlenside$49,61080%65%1,948
Saint Mary's College of CaliforniaMoraga$57,80387%70%1,947
Connecticut CollegeNew London$67,24237%83%1,937
St Lawrence UniversityCanton$65,90054%79%1,918
Saint Ambrose UniversityDavenport$36,65877%62%1,916
Amherst CollegeAmherst$70,4809%94%1,911
DePauw UniversityGreencastle$59,07057%77%1,905
Eckerd CollegeSaint Petersburg$51,88476%67%1,888
Washington and Lee UniversityLexington$68,04514%94%1,881
Gustavus Adolphus CollegeSaint Peter$56,07661%76%1,878
Occidental CollegeLos Angeles$66,27444%83%1,877
Bowdoin CollegeBrunswick$67,8327%95%1,873
Nazareth UniversityRochester$42,45075%73%1,873
Elizabethtown CollegeElizabethtown$37,95078%77%1,868
Davidson CollegeDavidson$64,41013%91%1,867
Emmanuel CollegeBoston$48,55076%67%1,854
Rhodes CollegeMemphis$57,11050%83%1,836
North Park UniversityChicago$36,71069%57%1,818
Wofford CollegeSpartanburg$56,00552%82%1,816
Lake Forest CollegeLake Forest$56,40257%74%1,813
Franklin and Marshall CollegeLancaster$70,79428%85%1,799
Hobart William Smith CollegesGeneva$65,11764%75%1,786
Hamline UniversitySaint Paul$50,00488%59%1,776
Wheaton College (Massachusetts)Norton$63,96068%74%1,773
Seattle Pacific UniversitySeattle$40,40783%62%1,762
Bates CollegeLewiston$66,59013%90%1,760
Springfield CollegeSpringfield$45,17472%71%1,751
Kenyon CollegeGambier$71,52031%84%1,732
The College of WoosterWooster$61,64060%74%1,730
Muhlenberg CollegeAllentown$62,80572%81%1,727
Mount Saint Mary's UniversityLos Angeles$49,56473%53%1,719
Canisius UniversityBuffalo$34,50072%69%1,685
St. Francis CollegeBrooklyn$28,775N/A54%1,684
Simmons UniversityBoston$46,87470%72%1,670
Assumption UniversityWorcester$51,35683%75%1,669
Pomona CollegeClaremont$65,4207%93%1,666
Saint Norbert CollegeDe Pere$45,58086%72%1,662
Randolph-Macon CollegeAshland$49,46687%72%1,639
Linfield UniversityMcMinnville$50,85085%68%1,621
McDaniel CollegeWestminster$52,08178%64%1,617
Swarthmore CollegeSwarthmore$65,4947%93%1,613
The University of the SouthSewanee$56,12057%81%1,607
Adrian CollegeAdrian$41,68473%52%1,604
St. Mary's College of MarylandSt. Mary's City$15,29869%69%1,603
University of Puget SoundTacoma$62,89872%68%1,594
Willamette UniversitySalem$51,15677%72%1,592
Hillsdale CollegeHillsdale$33,18921%87%1,573
Lincoln UniversityLincoln University$12,51266%48%1,539
University of BridgeportBridgeport$35,76083%45%1,534
Drew UniversityMadison$47,10068%71%1,533
Whitman CollegeWalla Walla$64,05038%81%1,531
University of Connecticut-Hartford CampusHartford$18,13088%65%1,525
Ohio Wesleyan UniversityDelaware$53,88856%60%1,516
Berea CollegeBerea$51,65819%60%1,513
Siena Heights UniversityAdrian$30,77869%45%1,495
Ursinus CollegeCollegeville$61,21092%75%1,491
King's CollegeWilkes-Barre$44,10093%60%1,484
Southwestern UniversityGeorgetown$53,81343%71%1,440
Haverford CollegeHaverford$70,68812%90%1,430
University of Rio GrandeRio Grande$20,560N/A34%1,400
Lawrence UniversityAppleton$56,98264%77%1,396
Saint Johns UniversityCollegeville$55,81691%76%1,395
Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont$67,98010%93%1,388
College of Saint BenedictSaint Joseph$55,75692%80%1,370
Manhattanville UniversityPurchase$44,60487%56%1,362
Lenoir-Rhyne UniversityHickory$31,90085%49%1,359
Bryn Mawr CollegeBryn Mawr$65,92029%84%1,359
Oglethorpe UniversityAtlanta$47,59088%54%1,352
Lake Superior State UniversitySault Ste Marie$14,890N/A54%1,325
Reed CollegePortland$69,35025%74%1,320
University of Pittsburgh-GreensburgGreensburg$14,71095%40%1,305
Albion CollegeAlbion$56,95081%59%1,300
Ave Maria UniversityAve Maria$30,19841%55%1,298
Russell Sage CollegeTroy$38,16453%59%1,244
Rivier UniversityNashua$39,48883%55%1,231
Pitzer CollegeClaremont$65,19225%83%1,227
Pennsylvania State University-Penn State BrandywineMedia$15,20898%24%1,223
Albright CollegeReading$29,08276%47%1,217
Wittenberg UniversitySpringfield$45,94072%53%1,215
Hood CollegeFrederick$47,70078%56%1,194
Austin CollegeSherman$48,68048%68%1,165
Coe CollegeCedar Rapids$54,66664%62%1,164
Kalamazoo CollegeKalamazoo$61,05075%79%1,149
Knox CollegeGalesburg$57,90371%68%1,127
Scripps CollegeClaremont$65,95038%85%1,113
Dominican University New YorkOrangeburg$34,22063%54%1,105
University of Virginia's College at WiseWise$11,78029%48%1,101
Georgetown CollegeGeorgetown$42,84091%48%1,097
Saint Michael's CollegeColchester$51,45085%71%1,092
Mary Baldwin UniversityStaunton$34,152N/A43%1,090
Cornell CollegeMount Vernon$52,66080%67%1,086
Emory & Henry UniversityEmory$39,00084%55%1,078
Oregon State University-Cascades CampusBend$13,56663%54%1,044
Lycoming CollegeWilliamsport$50,02974%60%996
Franklin Pierce UniversityRindge$46,44293%50%992
Goucher CollegeBaltimore$53,35078%59%964
Marietta CollegeMarietta$39,65279%60%952
University of Minnesota-MorrisMorris$14,52675%62%936
Southern Virginia UniversityBuena Vista$21,28096%36%936
Illinois CollegeJacksonville$38,67678%63%930
Washington CollegeChestertown$55,32657%70%891
Wabash CollegeCrawfordsville$50,80063%77%866
Hampshire CollegeAmherst$58,89675%56%839
Agnes Scott CollegeDecatur$50,60462%71%836
Ohio University-Chillicothe CampusChillicothe$6,362N/A13%833
Westminster UniversitySalt Lake City$43,52867%66%823
Bennington CollegeBennington$66,26245%69%780
Erskine CollegeDue West$36,71063%47%766
Houghton UniversityHoughton$18,43089%65%753
University of Connecticut-Waterbury CampusWaterbury$18,14087%56%733
Columbia International UniversityColumbia$27,90094%55%716
Elmira CollegeElmira$38,97677%64%708
Ohio University-Lancaster CampusLancaster$6,362N/A14%691
Earlham CollegeRichmond$53,93073%68%670
Bethany Lutheran CollegeMankato$31,36039%57%669
Alverno CollegeMilwaukee$34,08686%50%631
Florida CollegeTemple Terrace$20,36070%53%588
Ohio University-Zanesville CampusZanesville$6,362N/A20%560
Saint Elizabeth UniversityMorristown$36,74171%46%557
Millsaps CollegeJackson$44,68043%56%549
University of Connecticut-Avery PointGroton$18,14088%59%454
Ohio University-Southern CampusIronton$6,362N/A20%415
Warner Pacific UniversityPortland$22,22071%66%375
Principia CollegeElsah$34,680N/A75%339
Ohio University-Eastern CampusSaint Clairsville$6,362N/A20%298
Bard College at Simon's RockGreat Barrington$68,78096%61%225

Frequently Asked Questions

How many colleges offer Area Studies?

There are 444 colleges offering Area Studies programs in the United States as of 2024.

What is the best college for Area Studies?

Based on graduate earnings, Stanford University is among the top colleges for Area Studies with median earnings of $124,080.

What are the top 3 colleges for Area Studies?

The top colleges for Area Studies include Stanford University, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pennsylvania.