2025 Best Russian Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

Russian Studies is about average in terms of popularity for bachelor's degrees programs. That is, it ranks #672 out of the 1232 majors across the country that we analyze each year. As such, the degree program isn't offered at every college in the United States, but there are schools that do have a program in the field that are top-notch when it comes to quality.

College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Russian Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 17 bachelor's degrees in russian studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Russian Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of russian studies for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. Important measures of a quality russian studies program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on russian studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other russian studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized russian studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for russian studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Russian Studies Schools

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Russian Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Russian Studies in the Far Western US Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in russian studies.

Top Far Western US Region Schools for a Bachelor's in Russian Studies

1

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

5 Annual Graduates

University of California - Los Angeles is a wonderful option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in russian studies. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in russian studies from University of California - Los Angeles

2

University of California - Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA

3 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in russian studies needs to take a look at University of California - Santa Barbara. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in russian studies from University of California - Santa Barbara

3

University of Oregon
Eugene, OR

5 Annual Graduates

University of Oregon is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in russian studies. UO is a very large public university located in the medium-sized city of Eugene.More information about a bachelor’s in russian studies from University of Oregon

Best Russian Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best russian studies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	643	9
Washington	521	1
Oregon	343	1

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Rankings in Majors Related to Russian Studies

One of 36 majors within the Area Studies area of study, Russian Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Russian Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Area Studies, Other	170
American U.S. Studies	164
Asian Studies	148
Latin American Studies	49
East Asian Studies	37
Japanese Studies	22
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	18
Pacific Area/Pacific Rim Studies	16
Chinese Studies	15
French Studies	11

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.