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2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in Florida

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$6,436 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,337 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Area Studies School for You

With 37 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, area studies is the #132 most popular major in Florida.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Florida 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. 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.

2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in Florida

Check out the area studies programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality in Area Studies

#1

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
$6,381 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Florida to be the best value school for area studies students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UF are $6,381 a year.

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

Read full report on Area Studies at University of Florida

#2

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL
$6,517 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida State University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in Florida list. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

Florida State undergraduate students pay an average of $6,517 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, Florida State is ranked #5 for overall quality for area studies in Florida.

Read full report on Area Studies at Florida State University

$6,410 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in Florida list. Located in the large city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population.

USF Tampa undergraduate students pay an average of $6,410 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Best Value Area Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Area Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 21
Georgia 13
North Carolina 42
Tennessee 3
Kentucky 4
Louisiana 9
Alabama 7
Mississippi 10
Arkansas 11
West Virginia 2

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 averages are for the top 3 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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