by our College Data Analytics Team
Area Studies is a popular field of study at colleges across the country, including schools where students can earn the degree primarily online. This ranking identifies the online schools that graduate the most area studies students each year.
To build this ranking, College Factual compared yearly graduations across the 5 schools in the United States offering area studies.
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No school graduates more area studies students than Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary this year. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit university. This school awarded about 348 area studies degrees in the most recent year. See more about area studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Cuny City College came in at #2 on our list of the most popular area studies schools. Cuny City College is a public school located in the city of New York. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 8 students earned a degree in area studies from this school. Read the full area studies report for Cuny City College
Indiana University Bloomington is one of the most popular area studies schools, landing the #3 spot this year. Set in the city of Bloomington, Indiana University Bloomington is a public institution. Indiana University Bloomington graduated around 7 area studies students in the most recent data year. See more about area studies at Indiana University Bloomington
University Of Guam is one of the most popular area studies schools, landing the #4 spot this year. Located in the suburb of Mangilao, University Of Guam is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 2 students earned a degree in area studies from this school. Read the full area studies report for University Of Guam
Youngstown State University is one of the most popular area studies schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Youngstown State University is a public school located in the city of Youngstown. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1 students earned a degree in area studies from this school. Read the full area studies report for Youngstown State University
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The ranking above is published by College Factual. Schools are ranked by the number of students who complete a degree in the program each year (completions), drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS). Only schools offering the program in a mostly-online format are included in this online ranking.
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