2025 Best American U.S. Studies Schools in the Plains States Region

A degree in american u.s. studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #350 out of 1506 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for american u.s. studies students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 71 degrees in american u.s. studies to qualified students.

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American U.S. Studies Rankings by Degree Level

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best American U.S. Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list, to help you choose the best school for you. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for American U.S. Studies in the Plains States Region

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the united states studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Plains States Region Schools in United States Studies

1

Washington University in St Louis
Saint Louis, MO

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

Washington University in St Louis is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in american u.s. studies. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a degree in american u.s. studies from Washington University in St Louis

2

University of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

21.4% Growth in Graduates

Every student who is interested in american u.s. studies has to check out University of Kansas. KU is a fairly large public university located in the small city of Lawrence.More information about a degree in american u.s. studies from University of Kansas

Best American U.S. Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best american u.s. studies schools for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	742	23
Missouri	693	28
Iowa	648	7
Kansas	599	9
Nebraska	500	3
South Dakota	381	0

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American U.S. Studies Related Rankings by Major

American U.S. Studies is one of 36 different types of Area Studies programs to choose from.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Area Studies, Other	64
Asian Studies	32
Latin American Studies	19
Latin American & Caribbean Studies	11
African Studies	9
Russian Studies	8
Chinese Studies	8
Scandinavian Studies	7
East Asian Studies	6
German Studies	6

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
• Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
• Credit for the banner image above goes to Karl Udo Gerth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.