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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$35,068 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$28,927 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.

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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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 Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges.

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality 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. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at William & Mary are $47,038 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, William & Mary also is in the top 5% of our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

The excellent programs at Duke 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 Southeast Region . Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Duke are $60,244 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Duke is ranked #1 for overall quality for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies in the Southeast Region .

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The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.

UNC Charlotte undergraduate students pay an average of $20,622 in tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is a great value for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Chapel Hill are $36,891 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UNC Chapel Hill also is in the top 5% of our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Report

#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

UF undergraduate students pay an average of $28,659 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UF is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list.

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University of Virginia - Main Campus 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. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

University of Virginia undergraduate students pay an average of $54,438 in tuition and fees each year.

University of Virginia also made our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #3.

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$17,324 Average Tuition & Fees

University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

USF Tampa undergraduate students pay an average of $17,324 in tuition and fees each year.

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#8

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Florida State are $21,683 a year.

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#9

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY
$28,716 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Louisville 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 #9 on the list. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

UofL undergraduate students pay an average of $28,716 in tuition and fees each year.

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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 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 9 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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