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.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Florida to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of area studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 147 degrees in area studies annually.
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The area studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Area Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Area Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
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 Florida list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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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.
Every student pursuing a degree in area studies has to look into University of Florida. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were about 24 area studies students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.
Florida State University is a great option for students pursuing a degree in area studies. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 22 area studies students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent data year.
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Florida International University is a good choice for students interested in a degree in area studies. FIU is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Miami. This university ranks 13th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 66 area studies students who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the area studies program state that they receive average early career earnings of $19,457.
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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