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 “Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this 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 the Far Western US region, there were 1,234 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,715 and $19,460 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 11 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,423 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate” ranking looked at 7 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in area studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular area studies programs in the United States.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for far western us region doctor’s degree area studies students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Hawaii at Manoa landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Honolulu, Hawaii, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Stanford University. The school came in at #1 for the Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate. Stanford University is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stanford, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 3 doctorate’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 86%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 4 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate list. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out doctorate’s area studies degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of California - Berkeley. The school came in at #4 for the Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate. Berkeley, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out doctorate’s area studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 96%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of California - Berkeley Area Studies Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Seattle Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate list. UW Seattle is a large school located in Seattle, Washington that handed out 1 doctorate’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.1%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 93%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
Full University of Washington - Seattle Campus Area Studies Report
University of Nevada - Las Vegas came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate ranking. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a large school located in Las Vegas, Nevada that handed out 4 doctorate’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Area Studies at University of Nevada - Las Vegas
Washington State University did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Area Studies Major in the Far Western US Region for a Doctorate ranking, coming in at #6. Washington State University is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 0 doctorate’s area studies degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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