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2023 Best Value Area Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$44,016 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Area Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

With 119 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, area studies is the #35 most popular major in District of Columbia.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for area studies majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Area Studies

Our 2023 rankings named George Washington University the best value school in District of Columbia for area studies students working on their doctor’s degree. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

GWU graduate students pay an average of $32,904 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, GWU is ranked #2 for overall quality for area studies in District of Columbia.

Read full report on Area Studies at George Washington University

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in District of Columbia list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Georgetown are $55,128 per year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Georgetown is ranked #1 for overall quality for area studies in District of Columbia.

Full Area Studies at Georgetown University Report

Best Value Area Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Area Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 171
Pennsylvania 61
Maryland 9
New Jersey 29
Delaware 7

One of 2 majors within the area of study, area studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies 1,081
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 5

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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