2024 Best Scandinavian Studies Schools

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in scandinavian studies. It is ranked #1252 out of 1506 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Scandinavian Studies Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 24 degrees in scandinavian studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Scandinavian Studies Schools List

Scandinavian Studies Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Scandinavian Studies Schools ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Scandinavian Studies in the United States

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the scandinavian studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Scandinavian Studies

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

50.0% Growth in Graduates

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in scandinavian studies. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the city of Seattle.More information about a degree in scandinavian studies from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

University of Wisconsin - Madison
Madison, WI

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in scandinavian studies. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison.More information about a degree in scandinavian studies from University of Wisconsin - Madison

Scandinavian Studies by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
Great Lakes

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Scandinavian Studies Related Rankings by Major

Scandinavian Studies is one of 36 different types of Area Studies programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Scandinavian Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
American U.S. Studies	1,419
Asian Studies	925
Area Studies, Other	775
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)	686
Latin American Studies	632
East Asian Studies	627
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	411
African Studies	213
Russian Studies	166
European Studies	155

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Notes and References

• 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).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Karl Udo Gerth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.