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

If you plan on getting your master's degree in area studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #107 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 looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Master's Degree Colleges for Area Studies in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 6 master's degrees in area studies to qualified students.

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More Ways to Rank Area Studies Schools

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. Plus, you can view our other rankings for area studies.

Most Popular Schools for Master’s Students to Study Area Studies in Maryland

Explore the most popular colleges and universities for area studies students seeking a a master's degree.

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

1

Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD

4 Annual Master's Degrees

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in area studies needs to take a look at Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Baltimore. More information about a master’s in area studies from Johns Hopkins University

2

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

2 Annual Master's Degrees

#1 Best Quality In MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in area studies needs to take a look at University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park. You also may be intersted to know that the school ranks #1 in quality for master's degrees in area studies in Maryland. More information about a master’s in area studies from University of Maryland - College Park

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	249	169
Pennsylvania	238	23
New Jersey	178	29
District of Columbia	151	113
Delaware	88	7

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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	4
American U.S. Studies	2

Majors Similar to Area Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies	10

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.