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2026 Highest Paid Area Studies Grads in Washington

[Area Studies](/majors/ethnic-cultural-gender-studies/area-studies/) programs reward a close look at where graduates go on to earn the most. The highest-paying schools turn a area studies degree into the strongest early-career earnings.

For its 2026 highest-paid-graduates ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools to find where area studies graduates earn the most.

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• Highest Paid Area Studies Grads in Washington

2026 Highest Paid Area Studies Grads in Washington

If you want to know which schools send area studies graduates into the highest-paying careers, see the list below.

Highest Paid Area Studies Graduates

1

University Of Washington Bothell Campus
Bothell, WA

$63,860 Average Early-Career Salary

University Of Washington Bothell Campus tops our 2026 list of the highest-paying area studies schools in Washington. University Of Washington Bothell Campus is a public school located in the suburb of Bothell. Students who complete the area studies program here go on to a median salary of roughly $63,860.

2

University Of Washington Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

$67,822 Average Early-Career Salary

Students chasing top earnings in area studies will find them at University Of Washington Seattle Campus, which ranked #2. Located in the city of Seattle, University Of Washington Seattle Campus is a public institution. After graduating, area studies degree recipients from University Of Washington Seattle Campus typically earn about $67,822 annually.

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Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

$40,794 Average Early-Career Salary

Western Washington University came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying area studies schools. Western Washington University is a public school located in the city of Bellingham. Students who complete the area studies program here go on to a median salary of roughly $40,794.

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Notes and References

This ranking is produced by College Factual, 2026 edition. The methodology measures the salaries area studies graduates go on to earn early in their careers, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard field-of-study earnings and IPEDS).

Ranking method: College Major Earnings · 3 schools evaluated.

*Salary figures reflect median early-career earnings (about 5 years after graduation) and may vary by how long a person takes to complete their degree.

• 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 our data about colleges.
• Graduate earnings data comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard) field-of-study earnings.

More about our data sources and methodologies.