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2023 Best Value Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$31,012 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, area studies was ranked #96 in the country. In fact 1,825 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

Check out the area studies graduate certificate programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate School

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the best value school in the Plains States Region for area studies students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Iowa also did well on our Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Best Area Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best area studies schools for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 11
Minnesota 8
Iowa 11
Kansas 16
Nebraska 0
South Dakota 0

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

Majors Similar to Area Studies

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

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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