Russian Studies is about average in terms of popularity for degree programs. That is, it ranks #878 out of the 1506 majors across the country that we analyze each year. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 3 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Russian Studies Schools in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 9 degrees in russian studies to qualified students.
Your choice of russian studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. For our Best Overall Russian Studies School rankings, we roll up the results of our degree-level rankings, weighted by the number of degrees awarded at that level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
The russian 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 Russian Studies Schools in California.
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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 russian studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
It's hard to beat University of California - Los Angeles if you wish to pursue a degree in russian studies. UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were about 3 russian studies students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in russian studies has to take a look at University of California - Santa Barbara. UCSB is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Santa Barbara. This university ranks 10th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 1 russian studies students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent data year.
Any student who is interested in russian studies needs to check out University of California - Riverside. UCR is a very large public university located in the city of Riverside. This university ranks 36th out of 168 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 4 russian studies students who graduated with this degree at UCR in the most recent year we have data available.
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.
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