2024 Best American U.S. Studies Schools in the Southwest Region

A degree in american u.s. studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #350 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best American U.S. Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 60 degrees in american u.s. studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall American U.S. Studies Schools List

Pick Your American U.S. Studies Degree Level

The united states studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best American U.S. Studies Schools in the Southwest Region. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for American U.S. Studies in the Southwest Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the united states studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Southwest Region Schools in United States Studies

1

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in american u.s. studies needs to check out The University of Texas at Austin. UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin.More information about a degree in american u.s. studies from The University of Texas at Austin

2

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5.6% Growth in Graduates

University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in american u.s. studies. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a degree in american u.s. studies from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

Best American U.S. Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best american u.s. studies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	905	29
Arizona	670	0
Oklahoma	565	13
New Mexico	416	18

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Rankings in Majors Related to United States Studies

One of 36 majors within the Area Studies area of study, American U.S. Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)	647
Latin American Studies	73
East Asian Studies	57
Asian Studies	42
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	33
Russian Studies	19
French Studies	10
European Studies	6
Area Studies, Other	6
Korean Studies	5

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.