2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in Minnesota

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

Finding the Best Area Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 8 degrees and certificates were awarded to area studies students who went to a Minnesota college or university. This makes it the #139 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Area Studies Schools in Minnesota ranking.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

The following school tops our list of the Best Value Area Studies Colleges.

Best Area Studies School

#1

University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Minneapolis, MN

8 Degrees

#5 in Quality in Minnesota

$15,254 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Minnesota - Twin Cities to be the best value school for area studies students who want to pursue a degree in Minnesota. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Twin Cities are $15,254 per year.

UMN Twin Cities also took the #5 spot in our Best Area Studies Schools in Minnesota rankings.

Read full report on Area Studies at University of Minnesota - Twin Cities

Best Value Area Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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