2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Area Studies in California

If you plan on getting your doctor's degree in area studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #90 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Area Studies in California ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 11 doctor's degrees in area studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Area Studies School for Your Doctor's Degree

The area studies doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Area Studies in California ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality area studies program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

More Ways to Rank Area Studies Schools

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for area studies.

Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Area Studies in California

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Area Studies Students Working on Their Doctorate

1

University of California - Berkeley
Berkeley, CA

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#3 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of California - Berkeley is a popular choice for students interested in a doctor's degree in area studies. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #3 in quality for doctor's degrees in area studies in California.

There were about 6 area studies individuals who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year.

More information about a doctorate in area studies from University of California - Berkeley

2

University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA

3 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#2 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

University of Southern California is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in area studies. USC is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Los Angeles. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for doctor's degrees in area studies in California.

There were roughly 3 area studies individuals who graduated with this degree at USC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in area studies from University of Southern California

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Stanford University
Stanford, CA

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In CA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in area studies has to check out Stanford University. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Stanford. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in area studies in California.

There were about 2 area studies students who graduated with this degree at Stanford in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a doctorate in area studies from Stanford University

Best Area Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Area Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	115	14
Hawaii	53	6

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Rankings in Majors Related to Area Studies

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

Area Studies Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	5
American U.S. Studies	3
Area Studies, Other	2
Asian Studies	1

Most Popular Majors Related to Area Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies	40

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.