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

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 reviewed 2 schools in New Jersey to determine which ones were the most popular for doctor's degree seekers in the field of area studies. Combined, these schools handed out 8 doctor's degrees in area studies to qualified students.

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Most Popular Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Area Studies in New Jersey

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

Princeton University
Princeton, NJ

6 Annual Doctor's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Princeton University is a popular choice for students pursuing a doctor's degree in area studies. Princeton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the city of Princeton. More information about a doctorate in area studies from Princeton University

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Rutgers University - Newark
Newark, NJ

2 Annual Doctor's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NJ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student who is interested in a doctor's degree in area studies needs to look into Rutgers University - Newark. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public university with a fairly large student population. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in area studies in New Jersey. More information about a doctorate in area studies from Rutgers University - Newark

Best Area Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	183	18
Pennsylvania	176	9
Maryland	114	7
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
East Asian Studies	3
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	3
American U.S. Studies	2

Most Popular Majors Related to Area Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies	1

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.