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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$31,905 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,041 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

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

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

Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies School

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the best value school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa are $31,905 a year.

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

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of Iowa 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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 34
Missouri 19
Minnesota 20
Iowa 77
North Dakota 1
Nebraska 4
South Dakota 4

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

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

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 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 G. Mützel.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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