by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in California” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2020-2021, 6,966 people earned their degree in area studies, making the major the 115th most popular in the United States. 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 California, there were 880 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,544 and $17,829 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 175 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,972 and $17,699 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in California” ranking, we looked at 23 colleges that offer a degree in area studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their area studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in California”.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastline Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Fountain Valley, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 107 degrees to qualified associates’s area studies students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Citrus College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in California. Citrus College is a medium-sized public school situated in Glendora, California. It awarded 23 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Berkeley City College landed the #3 spot on the list. Berkeley City College is a medium-sized school located in Berkeley, California that handed out 3 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Santa Ana College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in California. Santa Ana, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s area studies degrees to 11 students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 23 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #5 spot on the list. Santa Rosa Junior College is a public institution located in Santa Rosa, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s 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 California ranking. Foothill College is a fairly large public school situated in Los Altos Hills, California. It awarded 3 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
San Jose City College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in California ranking. San Jose City College is a medium-sized school located in San Jose, California that handed out 2 associates’s area studies 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 California ranking. Sacramento City College is a public institution located in Sacramento, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Laney College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in California ranking, coming in at #9. This medium-sized school is located in Oakland, California, and it awarded 1 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Orange Coast College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in California list. This fairly large school is located in Costa Mesa, California, and it awarded 4 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Riverside City College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in California ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Riverside, California, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s area studies students in 2020-2021.
Monterey Peninsula College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in California ranking, coming in at #12. Monterey Peninsula College is located in Monterey, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s area studies degrees to qualified students.
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College of the Desert landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in California ranking. 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 California ranking. Moreno Valley, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s area studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
Chabot College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in California ranking. Chabot College is a fairly large school located in Hayward, California that handed out 1 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Los Angeles Pierce College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in California list. 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 landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in California ranking. This large school is located in Sacramento, California, and it awarded 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 California ranking. Located in Irvine, California, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s area studies students in 2020-2021.
Saddleback College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in California ranking. Saddleback College is located in Mission Viejo, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s area studies degrees to qualified students.
Canada College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in California ranking. Located in Redwood City, California, this small public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s area studies students in 2020-2021.
Folsom Lake College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in California ranking. Folsom Lake College is a medium-sized public school situated in Folsom, California. It awarded 0 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Fullerton College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in California ranking. Fullerton College is a public institution located in Fullerton, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Cabrillo College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in California ranking. Cabrillo College is a medium-sized school located in Aptos, California that handed out 0 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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