2025 Best Area Studies Schools in the Southeast Region
9Colleges in the Southeast Region
879Area Studies Degrees Awarded
$36,713Avg Early-Career Salary
A degree in area studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #115 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
College Factual reviewed 9 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of area studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 879 degrees in area studies annually.
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The area studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Area Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Area Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Area Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Best Schools for Area Studies in the Southeast Region
The schools below may not offer all types of area studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in area studies. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public university located in the city of Chapel Hill. A Best Colleges rank of #38 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UNC Chapel Hill is a great university overall.
There were about 184 area studies students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, area studies degree recipients usually earn about $31,955 in their early careers.
Emory University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in area studies. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #31 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were roughly 34 area studies students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year. Students who receive their degree from the area studies program make about $33,549 in the first couple years of working.
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It's hard to beat William & Mary if you wish to pursue a degree in area studies. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a medium-sized student population. This school ranks 5th out of 57 colleges for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 52 area studies students who graduated with this degree at William & Mary in the most recent data year. Area Studies degree recipients from William & Mary earn a boost of about $17,066 above the average earnings of area studies graduates.
It is hard to beat University of Richmond if you wish to pursue a degree in area studies. URichmond is a small private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of University of Richmond. This university ranks 6th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were about 23 area studies students who graduated with this degree at URichmond in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the area studies program make around $33,340 for their early career.
UofSC is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Columbia. A Best Colleges rank of #99 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UofSC is a great university overall.
There were about 34 area studies students who graduated with this degree at UofSC in the most recent data year.
Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #56 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UF is a great university overall.
There were about 24 area studies students who graduated with this degree at UF in the most recent year we have data available.
Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 8th out of 57 schools for overall quality in the state of Virginia.
There were approximately 42 area studies students who graduated with this degree at VCU in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the area studies program earn an average of $35,557 in the first couple years of their career.
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Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were roughly 22 area studies students who graduated with this degree at Florida State in the most recent year we have data available.
FIU is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Miami. This university ranks 13th out of 70 colleges for overall quality in the state of Florida.
There were about 66 area studies students who graduated with this degree at FIU in the most recent year we have data available. Students who graduate with their degree from the area studies program report average early career earnings of $19,457.
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).
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The area studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Area Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Area Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
