by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Area Studies is the 115th most popular major in the country with 6,966 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, area studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $33,127 and had an average of $20,927 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,234 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,715 and $19,460 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 175 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 24 colleges that offered a degree in area studies. That schools that top this list have a program in area studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region associate degree area studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Coastline Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Fountain Valley, California, and it awarded 107 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Citrus College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Glendora, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 23 degrees to qualified associates’s area studies students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Berkeley City College landed the #3 spot on the list. Berkeley City College is located in Berkeley, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s area studies degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Ana College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Santa Ana College is a public institution located in Santa Ana, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #5 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Santa Rosa, California, and it awarded 6 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Foothill College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Los Altos Hills, California, this fairly large public school awarded 3 degrees to qualified associates’s area studies students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
With a ranking of #7, San Jose City College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. San Jose City College is a public institution located in San Jose, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Sacramento City College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Sacramento City College is located in Sacramento, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s area studies degrees to qualified students.
Laney College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Laney College is located in Oakland, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s area studies degrees to qualified students.
Orange Coast College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Orange Coast College is a fairly large school located in Costa Mesa, California that handed out 4 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Riverside City College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Riverside, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s area studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Monterey Peninsula College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Monterey, California, and it awarded 1 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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College of the Desert ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Palm Desert, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s area studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Moreno Valley College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Moreno Valley College is located in Moreno Valley, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s area studies degrees to qualified students.
Chabot College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Chabot College is located in Hayward, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s area studies degrees to qualified students.
Los Angeles Pierce College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Woodland Hills, California, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s area studies students in 2020-2021.
American River College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. American River College is a large school located in Sacramento, California that handed out 1 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Irvine Valley College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Irvine, California, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s area studies students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #19, Saddleback College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Mission Viejo, California, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s area studies students in 2020-2021.
College of Southern Nevada landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSN is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Fullerton College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Fullerton College is a fairly large public school situated in Fullerton, California. It awarded 0 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Folsom Lake College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Folsom Lake is a medium-sized school located in Folsom, California that handed out 0 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Cabrillo College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #20. Aptos, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s area studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #20, Canada College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region list. Canada College is located in Redwood City, California and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s area studies degrees to qualified students.
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