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. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that 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.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 180 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate” ranking looked at 31 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in area studies. To top this list, a school must have a successful area studies program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate”.
Out of the 31 schools in the Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastline Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Coastline Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Fountain Valley, California. It awarded 107 associates’s area studies degrees 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 Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in Glendora, California, and it awarded 23 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 #3 for the Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate. Located in Santa Ana, California, this large public school handed out 11 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 Santa Rosa Junior College. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate. Santa Rosa, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s area studies degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Area Studies at Santa Rosa Junior College
Out of the 31 schools in the Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Orange Coast College landed the #5 spot on the list. Orange Coast College is a fairly large school located in Costa Mesa, California that handed out 4 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Riverside City College. The school came in at #5 for the Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate. Riverside, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s area studies degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Arkansas Tech University landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate ranking. ATU is a public institution located in Russellville, Arkansas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Sacramento City College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate list. Sacramento City 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.
Foothill College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate list. Located in Los Altos Hills, California, this fairly large public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s area studies students in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%.
Berkeley City College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate ranking. Berkeley City College is located in Berkeley, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s area studies degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #11, San Jose City College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in San Jose, California, and it awarded 2 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Chabot College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate ranking. Chabot College is located in Hayward, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s area studies degrees to qualified students.
Monterey Peninsula College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Monterey, California, and it awarded 1 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Moreno Valley College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate 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.
American River College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Located in Sacramento, California, this large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s area studies students in 2020-2021.
Laney College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Oakland, 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.
Lansing Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate list. Lansing, Michigan 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.
Irvine Valley College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate list. Irvine Valley College is a public institution located in Irvine, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Saddleback College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. This fairly large school is located in Mission Viejo, California, and it awarded 1 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Los Angeles Pierce College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate ranking. Los Angeles Pierce College is a fairly large school located in Woodland Hills, California that handed out 1 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Central New Mexico Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate list. CNM is a public institution located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #12, College of the Desert did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate list. Located in Palm Desert, California, this fairly large public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s area studies students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, American Samoa Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate list. American Samoa Community College is a public institution located in PagoPago, . The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Area Studies at American Samoa Community College
Folsom Lake College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. Folsom Lake is a public institution located in Folsom, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Fullerton College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate list. Fullerton College is a fairly large public school situated in Fullerton, California. It awarded 0 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Canada College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. Canada College is a small public school situated in Redwood City, California. It awarded 0 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
Cabrillo College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate ranking. Cabrillo College is located in Aptos, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s area studies degrees to qualified students.
Adrian College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate ranking. 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.
Great Bay Community College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate ranking. Great Bay Community College is a small school located in Portsmouth, New Hampshire that handed out 0 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Bucks County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate list. Located in Newtown, Pennsylvania, this medium-sized public school handed out 0 diplomas to qualified associates’s area studies students in 2020-2021.
College of Southern Nevada ranked #23 on this year’s Most Well Attended Area Studies Major for an Associate list. CSN is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s area studies degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Area Studies at College of Southern Nevada
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