by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the New England Region” 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 the New England region, there were 928 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,429 and $16,672 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 0 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
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.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the New England Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the New England Region”.
Out of the 1 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Great Bay Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Portsmouth, New Hampshire is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s area studies degrees to 0 students in 2020-2021.
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