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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

4 Colleges
$29,945 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,742 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies was ranked #29 in the country. In fact 2,911 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest 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. 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.

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

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

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

Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

Our analysis found The University of Texas at Austin to be the best value school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a fairly large public school located in the city of Austin.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UT Austin are $40,996 a year.

UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at The University of Texas at Austin Report

The excellent programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 per year.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

$25,243 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNM are $25,243 a year.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at University of Arizona are $35,153 a year.

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

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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 56
Texas 646
Oklahoma 40
New Mexico 34

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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