A degree in area studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #115 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Area Studies Schools in Ohio ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 214 degrees in area studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.
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 in Ohio list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The schools below may not offer all types of area studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Every student who is interested in area studies has to look into Miami University - Oxford. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public university located in the fringe town of Oxford.
Degree recipients from the area studies degree program at Miami University - Oxford get $10,293 more than the standard college grad with the same degree when they enter the workforce.
Every student pursuing a degree in area studies needs to check out Oberlin College. Located in the town of Oberlin, Oberlin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
After graduating, area studies degree recipients typically make an average of $19,436 in their early careers.
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
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).
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