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 “Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Southeast region, there were 983 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $29,290 and $20,478 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
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.
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 “Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate”.
In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. 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 southeast region associate degree area studies students.
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in the Southeast Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Arkansas Tech University landed the #1 spot on the list. Arkansas Tech University is a medium-sized school located in Russellville, Arkansas that handed out 3 associates’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
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