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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Michigan” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 Michigan, there were 130 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,946 and $17,256 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,608 and $18,344 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Michigan” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered 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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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Michigan” list to help you make the college decision.
In addition to College Factual’s rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.
The colleges and universities below are the best for michigan associate degree area studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lansing Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Michigan list. Lansing Community College is a public institution located in Lansing, Michigan. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Adrian College landed the #2 spot on the list. Adrian is a private not-for-profit institution located in Adrian, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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