2023 Best Value Area Studies Doctor's Degree Schools
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Area Studies Doctor's Degree School for You
Area Studies is the #96 most popular major in the country with 1,825 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Area Studies Doctor's Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for area studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
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 Doctor’s Degree Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Area Studies Doctor's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Area Studies Doctor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in the United States for area studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.
UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UT Austin also is in the top 10% of our Best Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for area studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.
UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
Read full report on Area Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of California - Berkeley. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the city of Berkeley.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UC Berkeley are $29,262 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UC Berkeley also is in the top 5% of our Best Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Ithaca.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cornell also is in the top 5% of our Best Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William & Mary. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at William & Mary are $34,978 a year.
With a ranking of #6, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for area studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the city of Washington, GWU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.
GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in tuition and fees each year.
University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for area studies students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $29,262 a year.
With a ranking of #8, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s best value schools for area studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UIUC also is in the top 10% of our Best Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking.
Read full report on Area Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value doctor’s degree area studies programs. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW Seattle are $30,912 a year.
Read full report on Area Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus
With a ranking of #10, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill did quite well on this year’s best value schools for area studies students working on their doctor’s degree. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNC Chapel Hill also did well on our Best Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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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 |
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| 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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