A degree in area studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #115 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for area studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 171 degrees in area studies annually.
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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 Area Studies Schools in Ohio list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
The schools below may not offer all types of area studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
Any student who is interested in area studies needs to check out Miami University - Oxford. Miami University - Oxford is a large public university located in the town of Oxford.
Area Studies degree recipients from Miami University - Oxford get an earnings boost of about $13,924 over the typical earnings of area studies majors.
Every student pursuing a degree in area studies needs to take a look at Oberlin College. Located in the fringe town of Oberlin, Oberlin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
After graduating, area studies degree recipients generally make about $20,905 in their early careers.
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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