2021 Best Area Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in District of Columbia
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Finding the Best Area Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students
In <nil>, 72 bachelor's degrees were awarded to area studies students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #30 most popular major in the state. This means that 1.8% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
For this year's Best Area Studies Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in District of Columbia ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a bachelor's in area studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality area studies programs as well as strong support for students classified as non-traditional.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the area studies program at the school, affordability, and presence of non-traditional students. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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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.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Area Studies Schools for Non-Traditional Students list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
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.
George Washington University tops the 2021 list of our schools in District of Columbia that are best for non-traditional area studies students. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population. GWU not only placed well in our non-traditional rankings. It is also #1 on our Best Colleges for Area Studies in District of Columbia list.
About 0.4% of GWU students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. 5,340 students at GWU are exclusively online. About 8,798 of the students at GWU are attending part time.
American University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. The American University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington. The American University did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Colleges for Area Studies in District of Columbia list.
The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. Approximately 5,283 students take at least one class online at The American University. About 3,612 of the students at The American University are attending part time.
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).
In <nil>, 72 bachelor's degrees were awarded to area studies students who went to a District of Columbia college or university. This makes it the #30 most popular major in the state. This means that 1.8% of the degrees earned in the country were from a school in the state.
