2021 Best Area Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students
31
Colleges
3,952
Bachelor's Degrees
$35,929
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Area Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
Area Studies is the #85th most popular major in the country with 3,952 bachelor's degrees awarded in <nil>.
This year's Best Area Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students ranking looked at 31 colleges that offer a bachelor's in area studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great area studies programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the area studies program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Featured Area Studies Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
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Featured Area Studies Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
BA in Anthropology
Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
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2021 Best Area Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Area Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.
Top 10 Best Area Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
George Washington University has taken the #1 spot in this year's area studies ranking for non-traditional students. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington. GWU also made our Best Colleges for Area Studies list, coming in at #6.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. 5,340 of GWU students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 8,798 part time students in attendance at GWU.
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Our rankings recognize University of California - Berkeley as the #2 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public school with a very large student population. UC Berkeley also took the #5 spot in our Best Colleges for Area Studies rankings.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. Approximately 26,398 students take at least one class online at UC Berkeley. 4,099 students are part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as the #3 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 6,990 students take at least one class online at UNC Chapel Hill. 5,151 students are part time.
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University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #4 spot in our 2021 best area studies schools for non-traditional students. UW Seattle is a very large public school located in the large city of Seattle.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. Approximately 8,815 students take at least one class online at UW Seattle. 9,705 of UW Seattle students are attending part time.
Read full report on Area Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Our rankings recognize Emory University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population. Emory did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our Best Colleges for Area Studies list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 6,651 students take at least one class online at Emory. 1,395 students are part time.
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University of California - Los Angeles earned the #6 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population. In addition to being on our bet for non-traditional students list, UCLA is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Colleges for Area Studies list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.7%. There are approximately 25,859 students at UCLA that take at least one class online. About 2,161 of the students at UCLA are attending part time.
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Cornell University landed the #7 spot in our 2021 best area studies schools for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. Cornell not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #9 on our Best Colleges for Area Studies list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.4%. Approximately 2,837 students take at least one class online at Cornell. About 574 of the students at Cornell are attending part time.
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The #8 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Columbia University in the City of New York. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York. Columbia also made our Best Colleges for Area Studies list, coming in at #4.
The student loan default rate at Columbia is lower than is typical, just 0.9% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,172 students take at least one class online at Columbia. 4,854 students are part time.
Read full report on Area Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York
Our rankings recognize University of Virginia - Main Campus as the #9 school in this year's rankings. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Charlottesville.
About 0.5% of University of Virginia students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 4,175 students at University of Virginia that take at least one class online. About 2,758 of the students at University of Virginia are attending part time.
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Our rankings recognize University of Maryland - College Park as the #10 school in this year's rankings. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.
About 0.7% of UMCP students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 11,700 students at UMCP that take at least one class online. 4,841 students are part time.
Full Area Studies at University of Maryland - College Park Report
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*Avg Cost is for the top 25 schools only.
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
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