Best Colleges for Area Studies
Ranked by 5-year median salary · Bachelor's degree · 54 institutions with data
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| # | Institution | State | Year 1 | Year 5 Median | Year 10 | PP Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | State University of New York at Albany | NY | $33,097 | $57,248 | $77,901 | $43,370 |
| 22 | University of Colorado Boulder | CO | $36,821 | $57,075 | $74,144 | $54,305 |
| 23 | CUNY Lehman College | NY | $44,849 | $56,764 | $61,827 | $43,003 |
| 24 | University of Massachusetts at Boston | MA | $44,173 | $56,029 | $74,301 | $37,806 |
| 25 | State University of New York at Stony Brook | NY | $28,969 | $55,935 | $79,787 | $42,375 |
| 26 | University of Arizona (The) | AZ | $32,639 | $55,137 | $72,585 | $51,772 |
| 27 | Macalester College | MN | $39,310 | $54,898 | $81,043 | $58,340 |
| 28 | Saint Olaf College | MN | $38,919 | $54,534 | $74,918 | $57,953 |
| 29 | DePaul University | IL | $37,592 | $54,404 | $79,787 | $59,264 |
| 30 | University of Wisconsin - Madison | WI | $36,047 | $54,349 | $75,771 | $57,149 |
| 31 | SUNY Old Westbury | NY | $35,233 | $53,647 | $68,203 | $40,642 |
| 32 | University of Oregon | OR | $35,700 | $53,219 | $68,098 | $46,561 |
| 33 | University of Hawaii at Manoa | HI | $31,387 | $53,081 | $69,356 | $28,848 |
| 34 | Texas State University | TX | $32,492 | $52,989 | $61,827 | $57,534 |
| 35 | State University of New York at New Paltz | NY | $29,141 | $52,793 | $65,986 | $39,995 |
| 36 | University of North Carolina - Charlotte | NC | $41,695 | $52,745 | $58,659 | $53,931 |
| 37 | Virginia Commonwealth University | VA | $32,498 | $52,551 | $69,690 | $51,269 |
| 38 | University of Iowa | IA | $34,720 | $52,071 | $73,032 | $58,376 |
| 39 | University of Connecticut | CT | $35,591 | $51,576 | $76,015 | $44,732 |
| 40 | Utah State University | UT | $32,272 | $50,572 | $86,367 | $48,862 |
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Data sources: US Census Bureau Post-Secondary Employment Outcomes (PSEO). Cost-of-living index: BLS Regional CPI & MIT Living Wage Project. Cost of attendance: IPEDS. For informational use only; data may be suppressed for small cohort sizes.