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2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in North Carolina

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$25,487 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,832 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Area Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 42 degrees and certificates were awarded to area studies students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #99 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Carolina 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in North Carolina

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

Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Area Studies

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Charlotte to be the best value school for area studies students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. UNC Charlotte is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.

UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $7,188 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Out of the 3 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNC Chapel Hill is a very large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Chapel Hill are $9,028 a year.

UNC Chapel Hill also made our Best Area Studies Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #2.

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#3

Duke University

Durham, NC
$60,244 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in North Carolina list. 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 in-state tuition and fees each year.

Duke also made our Best Area Studies Schools in North Carolina list, coming in at #1.

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Best Value Area Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 21
Florida 37
Georgia 13
Tennessee 3
Kentucky 4
Louisiana 9
Alabama 7
Mississippi 10
Arkansas 11
West Virginia 2

More Area Studies Rankings in North Carolina

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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