by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Oregon” 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 Oregon, there were 56 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 7 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $52,963 and $0 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.
Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Oregon” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for oregon master’s degree area studies students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Oregon. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for a Master’s Highly Focused on Area Studies Major in Oregon list. UO is located in Eugene, Oregon and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 masters’s area studies degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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