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Anywhere · Area Studies

Showing only colleges that teach Area Studies at bachelor’s level. 445 colleges report that programme nationally, before your other filters are applied.

One caveat worth knowing. This filter can only see colleges that reported the subject to the Department of Education, and 267 of 2194 four-year colleges did not report any programme detail. A college missing from this list may still teach Area Studies; it may simply not have said so. If a college matters to you, check its own course catalogue before ruling it out.

A balanced list to apply to

8 colleges, spread across how realistic admission looks rather than ranked. A list of only ambitious choices can leave you with nowhere to go, and a list of only safe ones can leave you wondering. This is a starting point to research, not a prediction of any decision.

  2. 2.Duquesne University

    Pittsburgh, PA

    Likely
    Net price
    $37,730
    Graduation
    77%
    • 77% graduate within six years

  3. 3.Gonzaga University

    Spokane, WA

    Likely
    Net price
    $35,119
    Graduation
    87%
    • 87% graduate within six years

  4. 4.American University

    Washington, DC

    Target
    Net price
    $41,943
    Graduation
    77%
    Earnings in that subject
    $43,671
    • 77% graduate within six years

  5. 5.Augustana College

    Rock Island, IL

    Target
    Net price
    $22,736
    Graduation
    76%
    • 76% graduate within six years

  6. 6.Baylor University

    Waco, TX

    Target
    Net price
    $41,104
    Graduation
    80%
    • 80% graduate within six years

  7. 7.Amherst College

    Amherst, MA

    Reach
    Net price
    $23,367
    Graduation
    94%
    Earnings in that subject
    $49,149
    • 94% graduate within six years

  8. 8.Barnard College

    New York, NY

    Reach
    Net price
    $28,800
    Graduation
    93%
    Earnings in that subject
    $34,142
    • 93% graduate within six years

Bands compare the figures you entered with what each college publishes about students it admitted before. They are not a chance of admission, and nothing on this site can give you one. Subject earnings are the median a year after finishing that programme here, which reflects where graduates live and who enrolled as much as what was taught. Save any of these to keep them, no account needed.

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Everything that matched

Strong matches

Colleges that fit what you asked for, where your record is in range.

  • American University

    Washington, DC

    Target
    Net price
    $41,943
    Graduation
    77%
    • 77% graduate within six years

  • Augustana College

    Rock Island, IL

    Target
    Net price
    $22,736
    Graduation
    76%
    • 76% graduate within six years

  • Baylor University

    Waco, TX

    Target
    Net price
    $41,104
    Graduation
    80%
    • 80% graduate within six years

  • Calvin University

    Grand Rapids, MI

    Target
    Net price
    $22,992
    Graduation
    76%
    • 76% graduate within six years

  • Chapman University

    Orange, CA

    Target
    Net price
    $46,555
    Graduation
    81%
    • 81% graduate within six years

Worth exploring

These fit your preferences, but did not report enough admissions data to place.

  • Principia College

    Elsah, IL

    Not enough data
    Net price
    Not reported
    Graduation
    75%
    • 75% graduate within six years

  • St. Francis College

    Brooklyn, NY

    Not enough data
    Net price
    $18,129
    Graduation
    54%
    • 54% graduate within six years

  • Columbia College

    Columbia, MO

    Not enough data
    Net price
    $22,715
    Graduation
    44%
    • 44% graduate within six years

  • Idaho State University

    Pocatello, ID

    Not enough data
    Net price
    $12,193
    Graduation
    39%
    • 39% graduate within six years

  • University of Guam

    Mangilao, GU

    Not enough data
    Net price
    $8,598
    Graduation
    39%
    • 39% graduate within six years

Stretch options

Selective, or above your reported record. Worth applying to, but not a list to build entirely from.

  • Amherst College

    Amherst, MA

    Reach
    Net price
    $23,367
    Graduation
    94%
    • 94% graduate within six years

  • Barnard College

    New York, NY

    Reach
    Net price
    $28,800
    Graduation
    93%
    • 93% graduate within six years

  • Bates College

    Lewiston, ME

    Reach
    Net price
    $29,351
    Graduation
    90%
    • 90% graduate within six years

  • Boston College

    Chestnut Hill, MA

    Reach
    Net price
    $41,704
    Graduation
    91%
    • 91% graduate within six years

  • Boston University

    Boston, MA

    Reach
    Net price
    $24,402
    Graduation
    89%
    • 89% graduate within six years

  • Bowdoin College

    Brunswick, ME

    Reach
    Net price
    $14,398
    Graduation
    95%
    • 95% graduate within six years

  • Brandeis University

    Waltham, MA

    Reach
    Net price
    $35,736
    Graduation
    86%
    • 86% graduate within six years

Bands describe how your reported figures compare with past admitted students, not your chances. Admissions decisions are made by people reading a whole application, and nothing on this site can predict one. A balanced list has options in every group, including one you could afford.