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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | University of Texas at Dallas | TX | $54,051 | $80,540 | $101,595 | $87,448 |
| 2 | Binghamton University | NY | $33,372 | $66,866 | $89,687 | $50,656 |
| 3 | University of Missouri - Columbia | MO | $42,809 | $65,363 | $88,123 | $73,277 |
| 4 | Texas A&M University | TX | $43,047 | $65,194 | $67,254 | $70,786 |
| 5 | University of Richmond | VA | $44,398 | $65,164 | $96,257 | $63,575 |
| 6 | Furman University | SC | $35,872 | $64,930 | $76,644 | $68,204 |
| 7 | University of Mary Washington | VA | $28,474 | $64,402 | $69,154 | $62,831 |
| 8 | University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign | IL | $39,884 | $63,874 | $90,330 | $69,580 |
| 9 | Connecticut College | CT | $50,579 | $63,769 | $76,015 | $55,307 |
| 10 | University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill | NC | $41,933 | $63,418 | $92,267 | $64,845 |
| 11 | Carleton College | MN | $36,091 | $62,643 | $83,179 | $66,571 |
| 12 | University of Michigan | MI | $39,957 | $62,265 | $85,062 | $68,049 |
| 13 | College of William & Mary | VA | $44,281 | $62,093 | $82,075 | $60,579 |
| 14 | Miami University | OH | $41,849 | $61,978 | $83,940 | $68,788 |
| 15 | University of Texas at Austin | TX | $45,315 | $61,940 | $82,245 | $67,253 |
| 16 | University of Virginia | VA | $41,382 | $61,903 | $95,590 | $60,393 |
| 17 | Pennsylvania State University (The) - Brandywine | PA | $33,582 | $59,848 | $63,610 | $61,007 |
| 18 | George Mason University | VA | $39,579 | $59,550 | $73,442 | $58,098 |
| 19 | University of Alabama | AL | $37,247 | $57,971 | $65,986 | $65,727 |
| 20 | Iowa State University of Science & Technology | IA | $36,110 | $57,427 | $74,491 | $64,380 |
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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.