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2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

10 Colleges
$48,781 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,904 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which ones offered the best value 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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

Top 10 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools

#1

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Our 2023 rankings named Cornell University the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Cornell undergraduate students pay an average of $61,015 in tuition and fees each year.

Cornell also took the #3 spot in our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region rankings.

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The excellent programs at George Washington University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at GWU are $57,984 a year.

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

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Out of the 10 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Georgetown University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Georgetown undergraduate students pay an average of $59,957 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Georgetown also did well on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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The excellent programs at University of Maryland - College Park helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMCP are $38,638 a year.

UMCP also claimed a spot on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#5

University at Albany

Albany, NY
$28,248 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University at Albany. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UAlbany are $28,248 per year.

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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia are $62,466 per year.

Columbia excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#7

New York University

New York, NY

With a ranking of #7, New York University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

NYU undergraduate students pay an average of $56,500 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, NYU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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#8

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Syracuse are $57,591 per year.

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With a ranking of #9, Rutgers University - New Brunswick did quite well on this year’s best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Rutgers New Brunswick is a very large public school located in the city of New Brunswick.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rutgers New Brunswick are $33,005 per year.

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Rutgers University - Newark came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Rutgers Newark is a large public school located in the city of Newark.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rutgers Newark are $32,409 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Rutgers Newark also did well on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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

Explore the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 306
Pennsylvania 79
Maryland 15
New Jersey 37
District of Columbia 136
Delaware 7

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 10 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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