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2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in District of Columbia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$58,971 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,019 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Area Studies 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 Schools in District of Columbia ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in District of Columbia to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in District of Columbia

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

Best District of Columbia Schools for Affordable Quality in Area Studies

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our 2023 rankings named Georgetown University the best value school in District of Columbia for area studies students. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Georgetown undergraduate students pay an average of $59,957 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Georgetown not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Area Studies Schools in District of Columbia list.

Read full report on Area Studies at Georgetown University

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend George Washington University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Area Studies Schools in District of Columbia list. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at GWU are $57,984 per year.

GWU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Area Studies Schools in District of Columbia list.

Full Area Studies at George Washington 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

More Area Studies Rankings in District of Columbia

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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