2025 Best American U.S. Studies Schools in the New England Region
9Colleges in the New England Region
249United States Studies Degrees Awarded
American U.S. Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #350 most popular degree program in the country. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of american u.s. studies. Combined, these schools handed out 249 degrees in american u.s. studies to qualified students.
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The united states studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for American U.S. Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall American U.S. Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best American U.S. Studies Schools in the New England Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Learn to evaluate and discuss the topics and events that made an impact on America's history with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Understand the impact of major political, cultural, social and economic shifts in American society with this specialized online master's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
Best Schools for American U.S. Studies in the New England Region
The schools below may not offer all types of united states studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Top New England Region Schools in United States Studies
Every student pursuing a degree in american u.s. studies has to take a look at Wellesley College. Located in the suburb of Wellesley, Wellesley is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 14th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 15 american u.s. studies students who graduated with this degree at Wellesley in the most recent data year.
It is difficult to beat Yale University if you want to pursue a degree in american u.s. studies. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were approximately 41 american u.s. studies students who graduated with this degree at Yale in the most recent data year.
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Brown University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in american u.s. studies. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were approximately 27 american u.s. studies students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.
Every student pursuing a degree in american u.s. studies has to look into Brandeis University. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population. This university ranks 15th out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 10 american u.s. studies students who graduated with this degree at Brandeis in the most recent data year.
Located in the small city of Amherst, Amherst is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. A Best Colleges rank of #72 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Amherst is a great college overall.
There were approximately 12 american u.s. studies students who graduated with this degree at Amherst in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of New London, Conn College is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 6th out of 18 schools for overall quality in the state of Connecticut.
There were approximately 6 american u.s. studies students who graduated with this degree at Conn College in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the small city of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population. This college ranks 21st out of 63 colleges for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 11 american u.s. studies students who graduated with this degree at Smith in the most recent data year.
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Located in the fringe town of Storrs, UCONN is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #57 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCONN is a great university overall.
There were roughly 6 american u.s. studies students who graduated with this degree at UCONN in the most recent data year.
UMass Boston is a fairly large public university located in the city of Boston. This university ranks 25th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were roughly 9 american u.s. studies students who graduated with this degree at UMass Boston in the most recent data year.
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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