2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Area Studies in the Southwest Region
3Colleges in the Southwest Region
18Doctor's Degrees
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.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Doctor's Degree Colleges for Area Studies in the Southwest Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 18 doctor's degrees in area studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.
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 the Southwest Region ranking is to help you make that choice.
Being popular does not always equate to overall quality, but a school with a large number of area studies students usually has them for a reason. 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.
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.
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Featured Area Studies Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
University of New Mexico - Main Campus is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in area studies. UNM is a very large public university located in the large city of Albuquerque. 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 Mexico.
There were roughly 9 area studies students who graduated with this degree at UNM in the most recent year we have data available.
The University of Texas at Austin is one of the most popular schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in area studies. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin 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 Texas.
There were approximately 7 area studies individuals who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year.
University of Arizona is a popular option for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in area studies. Located in the city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public university with a fairly large student population. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for doctor's degrees in area studies in Arizona.
There were about 2 area studies students who graduated with this degree at University of Arizona in the most recent data year.
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).