2022 Most Popular Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Area Studies in Mississippi

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in area studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #77 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Mississippi to determine which ones were the most popular for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of area studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 1 bachelor's degrees in area studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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We have also developed a number of other rankings to help guide you in your decision-making process. To begin with, if this is not the degree level you are most interested in, you may want to check out one of the others noted above. If you would prefer to limit your search to a specific state or region of the county, see our rankings by location. On top of that, you can visit our other rankings for area studies.

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Most Popular Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Area Studies in Mississippi

The following list ranks the most popular colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in area studies.

Most Well Attended Schools for Area Studies Students Working on Their Bachelor's

1

University of Mississippi
University, MS

1 Annual Bachelor's Degrees

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Mississippi is a popular choice for students interested in a bachelor's degree in area studies. Located in the remote town of University, Ole Miss is a public university with a very large student population. More information about a bachelor’s in area studies from University of Mississippi

2

Millsaps College
Jackson, MS

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in area studies has to check out Millsaps College. Located in the medium-sized city of Jackson, Millsaps is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population. More information about a bachelor’s in area studies from Millsaps College

Best Area Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Area Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Georgia	220	84
Florida	214	93
Tennessee	209	35
North Carolina	207	304
Virginia	206	194
South Carolina	188	52
Alabama	183	14
Kentucky	177	22
Arkansas	164	0
Louisiana	163	19
West Virginia	142	0

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Area Studies Related Rankings by Major

Area Studies is one of 1 different types of Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies programs to choose from.

Area Studies Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign	1

Majors Similar to Area Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies	2

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.