2025 Best Russian Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California

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 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Russian Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 12 bachelor's degrees in russian studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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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 full 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.

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Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Russian Studies in California

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

Top California Schools for a Bachelor's in Russian Studies

1

University of California - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA

5 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of California - Los Angeles if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in russian studies. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a very 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

University of California - Santa Barbara is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in russian studies. Located in the midsize suburb of Santa Barbara, UCSB is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in russian studies from University of California - Santa Barbara

Best Russian Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Russian Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
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
American U.S. Studies	138
Asian Studies	101
Latin American Studies	40
East Asian Studies	34
Area Studies, Other	22
Near & Middle Eastern Studies	18
Chinese Studies	12
Italian Studies	11
Japanese Studies	11
European Studies	6

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.