by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Alaska” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Alaska, there were 1 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 1 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $66,425 and $0 respectively.
That schools that top this list have a program in area studies in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
The area studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Alaska”.
You can create your own custom comparison that focuses on the factors most important to you using our tool, College Combat. Test it out by comparing your favorite schools against others you are considering, or bookmark the tool so you can experiment with it later.
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Alaska”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Alaska Fairbanks. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Alaska list. UAF is located in Fairbanks, Alaska and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 masters’s area studies degrees to qualified students.
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