by our College Data Analytics Team
Area Studies is offered at a wide range of schools across the country, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on area studies — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at what share of degrees each of the 22 schools in the New England Region that offer area studies awards in the field.
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Below are the schools where area studies makes up the largest share of degrees in the New England Region.
Wesleyan University tops our list of the most focused area studies schools. Located in the city of Middletown, Wesleyan University is a private not-for-profit university. Area Studies accounts for around 6% of the degrees granted here, or about 47 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full area studies report for Wesleyan University
Bowdoin College ranks #2 for area studies by degree focus. Set in the town of Brunswick, Bowdoin College is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 6% of all degrees awarded are in area studies, or about 27 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full area studies details for Bowdoin College
A rank of #3 makes Williams College one of the most focused schools for area studies. Located in the town of Williamstown, Williams College is a private not-for-profit university. Area Studies accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 17 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full area studies details for Williams College
Connecticut College is one of the most focused area studies schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Located in the city of New London, Connecticut College is a private not-for-profit university. Area Studies accounts for around 3% of the degrees granted here, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full area studies details for Connecticut College
A rank of #5 makes Smith College one of the most focused schools for area studies. Located in the city of Northampton, Smith College is a private not-for-profit university. Area Studies accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 19 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full area studies report for Smith College
Trinity College ranked #6 on our list of the most focused area studies schools. Set in the city of Hartford, Trinity College is a private not-for-profit institution. Area Studies accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 13 graduates in the most recent year. See more about area studies at Trinity College
Wellesley College comes in at #7 for area studies focus this year. Set in the suburb of Wellesley, Wellesley College is a private not-for-profit institution. About 2% of the degrees Wellesley College awards are in area studies, or about 14 graduates in the most recent year. See more about area studies at Wellesley College
Amherst College landed the #8 spot among the most focused area studies schools. Amherst College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Amherst. About 2% of the degrees Amherst College awards are in area studies, or about 11 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full area studies report for Amherst College
Colby College placed #9 for area studies by degree focus. Colby College is a private not-for-profit school located in the town of Waterville. Area Studies accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. See more about area studies at Colby College
Brown University ranked #10 on our list of the most focused area studies schools. Located in the city of Providence, Brown University is a private not-for-profit university. Area Studies accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 56 graduates in the most recent year. See more about area studies at Brown University
Mount Holyoke College landed the #11 spot among the most focused area studies schools. Located in the suburb of South Hadley, Mount Holyoke College is a private not-for-profit university. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in area studies, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full area studies details for Mount Holyoke College
Middlebury College comes in at #12 for area studies focus this year. Set in the town of Middlebury, Middlebury College is a private not-for-profit institution. At this school, roughly 1% of all degrees awarded are in area studies, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full area studies report for Middlebury College
Brandeis University landed the #13 spot among the most focused area studies schools. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis University is a private not-for-profit university. Area Studies accounts for around 1% of the degrees granted here, or about 19 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full area studies details for Brandeis University
Yale University comes in at #14 for area studies focus this year. Set in the city of New Haven, Yale University is a private not-for-profit institution. About 1% of the degrees Yale University awards are in area studies, or about 61 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full area studies details for Yale University
Bates College comes in at #15 for area studies focus this year. Bates College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Lewiston. About 1% of the degrees Bates College awards are in area studies, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full area studies report for Bates College
Dartmouth College landed the #16 spot among the most focused area studies schools. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth College is a private not-for-profit university. About 1.0% of the degrees Dartmouth College awards are in area studies, or about 21 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full area studies report for Dartmouth College
Harvard University ranked #17 on our list of the most focused area studies schools. Harvard University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Cambridge. Area Studies accounts for around 0.7% of the degrees granted here, or about 81 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full area studies report for Harvard University
University Of Massachusetts Boston comes in at #18 for area studies focus this year. Located in the city of Boston, University Of Massachusetts Boston is a public university. At this school, roughly 0.2% of all degrees awarded are in area studies, or about 8 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full area studies details for University Of Massachusetts Boston
Tufts University ranked #19 on our list of the most focused area studies schools. Tufts University is a private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Medford. At this school, roughly 0.1% of all degrees awarded are in area studies, or about 6 graduates in the most recent year. See more about area studies at Tufts University
Boston University placed #20 for area studies by degree focus. Boston University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston. At this school, roughly 0.1% of all degrees awarded are in area studies, or about 18 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full area studies report for Boston University
University Of Massachusetts Amherst comes in at #21 for area studies focus this year. Set in the city of Amherst, University Of Massachusetts Amherst is a public institution. At this school, roughly 0.1% of all degrees awarded are in area studies, or about 12 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full area studies details for University Of Massachusetts Amherst
University Of Connecticut placed #22 for area studies by degree focus. Located in the town of Storrs, University Of Connecticut is a public university. Area Studies accounts for around 0.1% of the degrees granted here, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full area studies details for University Of Connecticut
This list is compiled by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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