Area Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #115 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Area Studies Schools in Connecticut ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 217 degrees in area studies to qualified students.
The area studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Area Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for area studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Area Studies Schools in Connecticut ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the area studies degree levels they offer.
Yale University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in area studies. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #8 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were roughly 58 area studies students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the area studies program state that they receive average early career earnings of $27,225.
It is hard to beat Trinity College if you want to pursue a degree in area studies. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit college located in the midsize city of Hartford. This college ranks 3rd out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were roughly 33 area studies students who graduated with this degree at Trinity Bantams in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the area studies major at Trinity College earn $8,416 above the standard college grad in this field when they enter the workforce.
It is difficult to beat Connecticut College if you want to pursue a degree in area studies. Located in the city of New London, Conn College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 5th out of 28 colleges for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were roughly 27 area studies students who graduated with this degree at Conn College in the most recent data year. Area Studies degree recipients from Connecticut College earn a boost of about $2,616 over the average income of area studies majors.
University of Connecticut is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in area studies. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #86 out of 2,217 colleges nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were approximately 15 area studies students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the area studies program state that they receive average early career wages of $29,732.
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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The area studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Area Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for area studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
