2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Area Studies School for You
Area Studies is the #96 most popular major in the country with 1,825 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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The Best Value Area Studies Schools ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 57 schools in the United States to see which programs offered the best value experiences for area studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Area Studies Colleges.
Top 10 Best Area Studies Schools
Our 2023 rankings named University of Delaware the best value school in the United States for area studies students. UD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Newark.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UD are $36,880 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UD also did well on our Best Area Studies Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Out of the 57 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, The University of Texas at Austin landed the # 2 spot on the list. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the city of Austin.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year.
UT Austin also claimed a spot on our Best Area Studies Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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Out of the 57 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, San Diego State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
SDSU undergraduate students pay an average of $20,016 in tuition and fees each year.
The excellent programs at Trinity College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trinity Bantams are $61,370 per year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $38,608 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Area Studies Schools list.
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University of California - Berkeley came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Area Studies Schools ranking. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Berkeley.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UC Berkeley are $43,980 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, UC Berkeley is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Area Studies Schools list.
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Cornell University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value area studies programs. Cornell is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
Cornell undergraduate students pay an average of $61,015 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cornell also is in the top 5% of our Best Area Studies Schools ranking.
California State University - Long Beach came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Area Studies Schools ranking. CSULB is a very large public school located in the city of Long Beach.
CSULB undergraduate students pay an average of $18,726 in tuition and fees each year.
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William & Mary did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for area studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at William & Mary are $47,038 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, William & Mary also did well on our Best Area Studies Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Georgetown University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Area Studies Schools ranking. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Georgetown are $59,957 a year.
Georgetown excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Area Studies Schools list.
Area Studies by Region
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Majors Related to Area Studies
Area Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ethnic Studies | 1,081 |
| Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) | 5 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
- 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.
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