2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in the Southeast Region
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.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Area Studies Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southeast Region 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.
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. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
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2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the area studies programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Area Studies
Our analysis found William & Mary to be the best value school for area studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Southeast Region . Located in the small suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public college with a medium-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 in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Duke University is a great value for area studies students. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
Duke undergraduate students pay an average of $60,244 in tuition and fees each year.
Duke did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Area Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Area Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $36,891 per year.
UNC Chapel Hill excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Area Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list.
Out of the 9 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the # 4 spot on the list. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UF are $28,659 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UF also did well on our Best Area Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Charlotte are $20,622 per year.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for area studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Charlottesville, University of Virginia is a public school with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Virginia are $54,438 per year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, University of Virginia is ranked #3 for overall quality for area studies in the Southeast Region .
Full Area Studies at University of Virginia - Main Campus Report
University of South Florida - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Area Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. USF Tampa is a very large public school located in the large city of Tampa.
USF Tampa undergraduate students pay an average of $17,324 in tuition and fees each year.
Florida State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for area studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Florida State undergraduate students pay an average of $21,683 in tuition and fees each year.
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University of Louisville landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value area studies programs. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a very large student population.
UofL undergraduate students pay an average of $28,716 in tuition and fees each year.
Best Area Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best area studies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 21 |
| Florida | 37 |
| Georgia | 13 |
| North Carolina | 42 |
| Tennessee | 3 |
| Kentucky | 4 |
| Louisiana | 9 |
| Alabama | 7 |
| Mississippi | 10 |
| Arkansas | 11 |
| West Virginia | 2 |
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Majors Related to Area Studies
Area Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Area Studies
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ethnic Studies | 1,081 |
| Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) | 5 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 9 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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