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Best Colleges for Area Studies

98 schools offering this bachelor's program, ranked by graduate earnings.

98
Schools
$32,869
Avg. Earnings
$19,386
Avg. Debt

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Top Schools for Area Studies

Schools offering this major
# School Location Median Earnings Type
1 Washington, District of Columbia $52,107 Private nonprofit
2 Hanover, New Hampshire $48,432 Private nonprofit
3 Washington, District of Columbia $47,846 Private nonprofit
4 Stockton, California $44,384 Private nonprofit
5 Williamstown, Massachusetts $44,384 Private nonprofit
6 Charlottesville, Virginia $44,356 Public
7 Ithaca, New York $44,170 Private nonprofit
8 Middlebury, Vermont $44,091 Private nonprofit
9 New York, New York $43,798 Private nonprofit
10 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania $43,240 Private nonprofit
11 Moraga, California $42,682 Private nonprofit
12 Atlanta, Georgia $42,123 Private nonprofit
13 Brunswick, Maine $42,123 Private nonprofit
14 Cambridge, Massachusetts $41,937 Private nonprofit
15 Berkeley, California $40,821 Public
16 Tuscaloosa, Alabama $39,909 Public
17 Boston, Massachusetts $39,729 Public
18 New York, New York $39,648 Private nonprofit
19 Staunton, Virginia $39,648 Private nonprofit
20 San Francisco, California $39,369 Private nonprofit
21 Los Angeles, California $39,369 Private nonprofit
22 New Haven, Connecticut $39,009 Private nonprofit
23 College Park, Maryland $38,829 Public
24 Carlisle, Pennsylvania $38,289 Private nonprofit
25 Bronx, New York $37,928 Private nonprofit
26 University of Richmond, Virginia $37,928 Private nonprofit
27 Washington, District of Columbia $37,748 Private nonprofit
28 Waltham, Massachusetts $37,208 Private nonprofit
29 Nashville, Tennessee $37,208 Private nonprofit
30 Ames, Iowa $36,848 Public
31 New London, Connecticut $36,312 Private nonprofit
32 Towson, Maryland $36,141 Public
33 Champaign, Illinois $35,594 Public
34 Notre Dame, Indiana $35,416 Private nonprofit
35 Medford, Massachusetts $35,060 Private nonprofit
36 West Hartford, Connecticut $35,060 Private nonprofit
37 Ann Arbor, Michigan $34,420 Public
38 Wellesley, Massachusetts $34,420 Private nonprofit
39 Northampton, Massachusetts $34,420 Private nonprofit
40 Columbia, Missouri $34,298 Public
41 Providence, Rhode Island $33,993 Private nonprofit
42 Lawrenceville, New Jersey $33,993 Private nonprofit
43 Los Angeles, California $33,993 Public
44 Chicago, Illinois $33,993 Private nonprofit
45 Iowa City, Iowa $33,993 Public
46 Waterville, Maine $33,993 Private nonprofit
47 Seattle, Washington $33,325 Public
48 Bothell, Washington $33,325 Public
49 Tacoma, Washington $33,325 Public
50 Honolulu, Hawaii $33,281 Public