2025 Best American U.S. Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

a bachelor's degree in american u.s. studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #237 out of 1232 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for american u.s. studies students pursuing a bachelor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 58 bachelor's degrees in american u.s. studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great American U.S. Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

The united states studies bachelor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality united states studies program can vary widely even among the top schools. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on american u.s. studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of american u.s. studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized american u.s. studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for american u.s. studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank American U.S. Studies Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best American U.S. Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study American U.S. Studies in the Southeast Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in american u.s. studies.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Bachelor's in United States Studies

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

9 Annual Graduates

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in american u.s. studies. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public university located in the small city of Chapel Hill.More information about a bachelor’s in american u.s. studies from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

2

William & Mary
Williamsburg, VA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

William & Mary is one of the best schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in american u.s. studies. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a medium-sized student population.More information about a bachelor’s in american u.s. studies from William & Mary

3

University of Richmond
University of Richmond, VA

2 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Richmond if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in american u.s. studies. URichmond is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of University of Richmond.More information about a bachelor’s in american u.s. studies from University of Richmond

Best American U.S. Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best american u.s. studies schools for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Florida	492	8
Tennessee	460	8
North Carolina	453	12
Georgia	453	12
Virginia	421	13
South Carolina	370	1
Kentucky	331	23
Alabama	320	13
Louisiana	306	0
Arkansas	294	0

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American U.S. Studies Related Rankings by Major

One of 36 majors within the Area Studies area of study, American U.S. Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Area Studies, Other	205
Asian Studies	118
Latin American Studies	33
African Studies	29
Chinese Studies	26
French Studies	21
German Studies	19
Latin American & Caribbean Studies	17
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	14
East Asian Studies	13

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.