You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a degree in scandinavian studies. It is ranked #1252 out of 1506 major degree programs in terms of popularity. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.
College Factual looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Scandinavian Studies Schools ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 27 degrees in scandinavian studies to qualified students.
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The scandinavian studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Scandinavian Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Scandinavian Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
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Take an in-depth look at Europe's history through the prism of religion, politics, warfare and culture with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
Best Schools for Scandinavian Studies in the United States
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 scandinavian studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a degree in scandinavian studies. UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Seattle. This university ranks 1st out of 50 schools for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 7 scandinavian studies students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available.
Every student who is interested in scandinavian studies needs to look into University of California - Los Angeles. UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 2 scandinavian studies students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent year we have data available.
Take an in-depth look at Europe's history through the prism of religion, politics, warfare and culture with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
University of Wisconsin - Madison is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a degree in scandinavian studies. UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Madison. This university ranks 1st out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were about 10 scandinavian studies students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year.
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.
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The scandinavian studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Scandinavian Studies rankings. We derive our Best Overall Scandinavian Studies School rankings by rolling up our degree-level rankings after weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each school.
