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2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$34,840 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$49,889 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree School for You

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies is the #29 most popular major in the country with 2,911 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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.

2023 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors pursuing a doctor's degree.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

#1

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

Our 2023 rankings named William & Mary the best value school in the Southeast Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their doctor’s degree. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Williamsburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at William & Mary are $34,978 per year.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at William & Mary Report

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 #2 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $30,858 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNC Chapel Hill also did well on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#3

Emory University

Atlanta, GA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Emory University is a great value for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Emory are $45,684 per year.

Emory excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Emory University Report

#4

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Louisville landed the # 4 spot on the list. UofL is a very large public school located in the city of Louisville.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UofL are $27,839 per year.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of Louisville Report

Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 12
Florida 56
North Carolina 73
Virginia 37
Tennessee 9
Georgia 45
South Carolina 6
Louisiana 9
West Virginia 2
Kentucky 14
Arkansas 13
Alabama 14

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Area Studies 1,825
Ethnic Studies 1,081
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 5

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 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 G. Mützel.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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