by our College Data Analytics TeamArea Studies is offered at a wide range of schools. The schools below award the most area studies degrees of any in Illinois.
College Factual ranked the 14 area studies schools in Illinois by the number of degrees they award each year.
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Below are the schools that graduate the most area studies students in Illinois.
Leading the list of the most popular area studies schools is University Of Chicago. Set in the city of Chicago, University Of Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 25 students earned a degree in area studies from this school. See more about area studies at University Of Chicago
A rank of #2 makes University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign one of the most popular schools for area studies. University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign is a public school located in the city of Champaign. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 22 students earned a degree in area studies from this school. See more about area studies at University Of Illinois At Urbana Champaign
A rank of #3 makes University Of Illinois At Chicago one of the most popular schools for area studies. University Of Illinois At Chicago is a public school located in the city of Chicago. This school awarded about 21 area studies degrees in the most recent year. Get the full area studies details for University Of Illinois At Chicago
Depaul University came in at #4 on our list of the most popular area studies schools. Depaul University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago. This school awarded about 8 area studies degrees in the most recent year. Get the full area studies details for Depaul University
Northwestern University is one of the most popular area studies schools, landing the #5 spot this year. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern University is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 7 students earned a degree in area studies from this school. Get the full area studies details for Northwestern University
Loyola University Chicago landed the #6 spot among the most popular area studies schools. Set in the city of Chicago, Loyola University Chicago is a private not-for-profit institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 4 students earned a degree in area studies from this school. Get the full area studies details for Loyola University Chicago
Northeastern Illinois University landed the #7 spot among the most popular area studies schools. Located in the city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public university. Northeastern Illinois University graduated around 3 area studies students in the most recent data year. Get the full area studies details for Northeastern Illinois University
Wheaton College Illinois comes in at #8 for area studies this year. Located in the suburb of Wheaton, Wheaton College Illinois is a private not-for-profit university. Wheaton College Illinois graduated around 3 area studies students in the most recent data year. Read the full area studies report for Wheaton College Illinois
Knox College landed the #9 spot among the most popular area studies schools. Set in the town of Galesburg, Knox College is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 2 area studies degrees in the most recent year. Get the full area studies details for Knox College
Lake Forest College landed the #10 spot among the most popular area studies schools. Set in the suburb of Lake Forest, Lake Forest College is a private not-for-profit institution. Lake Forest College graduated around 2 area studies students in the most recent data year. Read the full area studies report for Lake Forest College
Augustana College Illinois comes in at #11 for area studies this year. Set in the city of Rock Island, Augustana College Illinois is a private not-for-profit institution. Augustana College Illinois graduated around 1 area studies students in the most recent data year. Read the full area studies report for Augustana College Illinois
Bradley University ranked #12 on our list of the most popular area studies schools. Bradley University is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Peoria. This school awarded about 1 area studies degrees in the most recent year. Get the full area studies details for Bradley University
North Central College ranked #13 on our list of the most popular area studies schools. North Central College is a private not-for-profit school located in the city of Naperville. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1 students earned a degree in area studies from this school. See more about area studies at North Central College
Principia College landed the #14 spot among the most popular area studies schools. Located in the rural area of Elsah, Principia College is a private not-for-profit university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 1 students earned a degree in area studies from this school. See more about area studies at Principia College
This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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