by our College Data Analytics Team
Area Studies is available at many schools, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. This ranking identifies the schools most focused on area studies — those where the major represents the largest percentage of degrees awarded.
College Factual ranked the 5 area studies schools in the United States by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
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These are the schools that devote the largest share of their associate’s degree degrees to area studies.
The most focused school in the country for area studies is Coastline Community College. Coastline Community College is a public school located in the city of Fountain Valley. At this school, roughly 9% of all degrees awarded are in area studies, or about 106 graduates in the most recent year. Get the full area studies details for Coastline Community College
Chabot College ranks #2 for area studies by degree focus. Located in the suburb of Hayward, Chabot College is a public university. About 0.4% of the degrees Chabot College awards are in area studies, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. See more about area studies at Chabot College
A rank of #3 makes Santa Rosa Junior College one of the most focused schools for area studies. Santa Rosa Junior College is a public school located in the city of Santa Rosa. Area Studies accounts for around 0.3% of the degrees granted here, or about 7 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full area studies report for Santa Rosa Junior College
A rank of #4 makes Orange Coast College one of the most focused schools for area studies. Orange Coast College is a public school located in the city of Costa Mesa. At this school, roughly 0.2% of all degrees awarded are in area studies, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. See more about area studies at Orange Coast College
Santa Barbara City College is one of the most focused area studies schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Santa Barbara City College is a public school located in the city of Santa Barbara. At this school, roughly 0.2% of all degrees awarded are in area studies, or about 5 graduates in the most recent year. Read the full area studies report for Santa Barbara City College
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This ranking is produced by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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