8 countries3 degree levels

506 graduate programs in Area Studies

Every graduate program in Area Studies we hold: 506 programs at 100 universities across 8 countries. Pick a degree level and a country to compare tuition, length and deadlines side by side.

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Programs
506
Universities
100
Countries
8
Annual tuition
$10,250 – $99,288
Best ranked
GSN #1

Where to study it

Every country that holds a Area Studies program, by degree level. Each link opens the full comparison for that group.

master's programs — 326

the US182the UK137Singapore2Canada1Germany1Hong Kong1the Netherlands1

PhD programs — 179

the US115the UK62Hong Kong1Malaysia1

MBA programs — 1

the US1

By degree level

Highest-ranked programs6 of 506

One program per university, ordered by the university's QS world standing.

  1. 1

    Harvard University

    Doctor of Philosophy in Inner Asian and Altaic Studies

    Application deadline
    Jan 5
    Annual tuition
    $59,048
    Program duration
    72 months
  2. 2

    Stanford University

    Master of Arts in African Studies

    Application deadline
    Jan 8
    Program duration
    12 months
  3. 3

    Princeton University

    Master of Arts in Near Eastern Studies

    Application deadline
    Dec 31
    Annual tuition
    $65,210
    Program duration
    24 months
  4. 4

    University of Oxford

    DPhil in Area Studies

    Application deadline
    Jan 27
    Annual tuition
    $42,189
    Program duration
    3–4 years full-time
  5. 5

    University of California, Berkeley

    MA in Asian Studies

    Application deadline
    Dec 1
    Annual tuition
    $15,102
  6. 6

    University of Cambridge

    MPhil in African Studies

    Application deadline
    Feb 26
    Annual tuition
    $47,585
    Program duration
    9 months

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