American/United States Studies/Civilization

Liberal Arts • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, And Group Studies

What is it about?

A program that focuses on the history, society, politics, culture, and economics of the United States and its Pre-Columbian and colonial predecessors, and including the flow of immigrants from other societies.

Numbers at a glance

236th
Popular nationwide
261
Search Rank on O's List
123
Colleges offer it
970
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
346
Women
624

Trends

Graduates
Popularity Rank

Colleges

Number of Colleges by Type
Median Graduating Class by College Type
Number of Colleges by Size
Top 10 Public by Number of Graduates
University of California-Berkeley85
California State University-Fullerton38
California State University-Long Beach38
University of Maryland-College Park29
The University of Texas at Austin21
University of Washington-Bothell Campus15
Towson University13
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill13
College of Coastal Georgia12
Rutgers University-New Brunswick11
Average public university graduating class: 9 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Wesleyan University38
Yale University28
University of Notre Dame28
Georgetown University27
Tufts University22
Barnard College21
Columbia University in the City of New York19
Brigham Young University-Provo19
Wellesley College18
George Washington University17
Average private university graduating class: 7 students.

O's Insights on American/United States Studies/Civilization

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 15 years.
  • 44% of graduates come from public universities.

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Area Studies, Other 546 34
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