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2025 Best Area Studies Schools in Indiana

2 Colleges in Indiana
88 Area Studies Degrees Awarded
$36,713 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on majoring in area studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #115 in the country in terms of popularity. This means you won't have too much trouble finding schools that offer the degree.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Area Studies Schools in Indiana ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 88 degrees in area studies to qualified students.

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Bachelor's Degrees in Area Studies
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When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Area Studies Schools in Indiana list to help you make the college decision. You can also filter this list by location to find schools closer to you.

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Best Schools for Area Studies in Indiana

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the area studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Indiana Schools in Area Studies

1
Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type
$35,304 Median Starting Salary

Any student who is interested in area studies needs to take a look at University of Notre Dame. Located in the suburb of Notre Dame, Notre Dame is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.

Soon after graduating, area studies degree recipients usually earn an average of $35,304 in their early careers.

More information about a degree in area studies from University of Notre Dame

2
Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type
32 Area Studies Degrees Awarded

Indiana University - Bloomington is a great decision for students interested in a degree in area studies. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Bloomington.More information about a degree in area studies from Indiana University - Bloomington

Best Area Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Area Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Michigan 322 122
Ohio 314 181
Illinois 304 143
Wisconsin 273 64

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Area Studies is one of 2 different types of Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies programs to choose from.

Area Studies Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
American U.S. Studies 28
Asian Studies 14
Ural-Altaic & Central Asian Studies 14
East Asian Studies 9
Russian Studies 5
Japanese Studies 5
Latin American Studies 4
Spanish & Iberian Studies 3
African Studies 2
Chinese Studies 2

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Related Major Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies 115

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