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

A doctor's degree in area studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #90 out of 295 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

For its 2022 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the most popular for area studies students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 11 doctor's degrees in area studies to qualified students.

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This ranking is just one of the many we have created. First of all, if you are interested in other degree levels, you may want to take a look at one of the rankings highlighted above. Also, if you are interested in attending school in a specific part of the country, see our rankings by location. Plus, you can view our other rankings for area studies.

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

Below you'll see a list of 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 Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

7 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

You'll be surrounded by many like-minded peers at University of Maryland - College Park if you want to pursue a doctor's degree in area studies. UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in area studies in Maryland. More information about a doctorate in area studies from University of Maryland - College Park

2

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

4 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Johns Hopkins University is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in area studies. Johns Hopkins is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Baltimore. More information about a doctorate in area studies from Johns Hopkins University

Best Area Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Area Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	183	18
Pennsylvania	176	9
New Jersey	113	12
District of Columbia	81	11

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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
American U.S. Studies	7
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	4

Most Popular Related Majors

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.