Pacific Area/Pacific Rim Studies

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 one or more of the peoples of Australasia and the Pacific Ocean, related island groups and bordering coastal regions, and including pre- and post-colonial migration patterns.

Numbers at a glance

916th
Popular nationwide
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Search Rank on O's List
3
Colleges offer it
24
Graduates (2018-19)
Men
11
Women
13

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 Hawaii at Manoa9
University of Guam7
Average public university graduating class: 8 students.
Top 10 Private by Number of Graduates
Brigham Young University-Hawaii8
Average private university graduating class: 8 students.

O's Insights on Pacific Area/Pacific Rim Studies

  • Major has been decreasing in popularity over the last 5 years after increasing prior to that.
  • 67% of graduates come from public universities.

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