2025 Best American U.S. Studies Schools in Connecticut

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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best American U.S. Studies Schools in Connecticut ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 83 degrees in american u.s. studies annually.

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Pick Your American U.S. Studies Degree Level

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best American U.S. Studies Schools in Connecticut list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for American U.S. Studies in Connecticut

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 Connecticut Schools in United States Studies

1

Yale University
New Haven, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

41 United States Studies Degrees Awarded

29.3% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in american u.s. studies needs to check out Yale University. Yale is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.More information about a degree in american u.s. studies from Yale University

2

Connecticut College
New London, CT

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Connecticut College is a wonderful option for students interested in a degree in american u.s. studies. Conn College is a small private not-for-profit college located in the city of New London.More information about a degree in american u.s. studies from Connecticut College

Best American U.S. Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best American U.S. Studies Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	854	100
Rhode Island	436	30
Maine	396	12
New Hampshire	395	10
Vermont	352	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to United States Studies

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

Majors Similar to United States Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
East Asian Studies	42
Spanish & Iberian Studies	22
Area Studies, Other	18
Latin American Studies	12
French Studies	10
Italian Studies	10
African Studies	7
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	7
European Studies	6
Asian Studies	2

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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.

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