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2026 Highest Paid Area Studies Grads in Pennsylvania

[Area Studies](/majors/ethnic-cultural-gender-studies/area-studies/) is a field where your choice of school can shape what you earn after graduation. 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 Pennsylvania

2026 Highest Paid Area Studies Grads in Pennsylvania

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

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA

$44,098 Average Early-Career Salary

Temple University earned the #1 spot for highest-paid area studies graduates in Pennsylvania. Temple University is a public school located in the city of Philadelphia. Early-career area studies graduates from Temple University make a median of around $44,098 per year.

2

Millersville University Of Pennsylvania
Millersville, PA

$45,846 Average Early-Career Salary

Millersville University Of Pennsylvania came in at #2 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying area studies schools. Set in the suburb of Millersville, Millersville University Of Pennsylvania is a public institution. Area Studies graduates of Millersville University Of Pennsylvania earn a median of about $45,846 a year early in their careers.

3

Dickinson College
Carlisle, PA

$55,883 Average Early-Career Salary

Dickinson College came in at #3 on our 2026 list of the highest-paying area studies schools. Located in the city of Carlisle, Dickinson College is a private not-for-profit institution. Students who complete the area studies program here go on to a median salary of roughly $55,883.

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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.