2024 Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Area Studies
92
Colleges
5,415,716
Bachelor's Degrees
$28,636
Avg Cost*
Finding the Best Value Area Studies School for You
In 2021-2022, N/A people earned their bachelor's in area studies, making the major the #85 most popular in the United States.
This year's Best Value Bachelor's Degree Colleges for Area Studies ranking looked at 92 colleges that offer a bachelor's in area studies. To us, 'best value' doesn't just mean the school with the lowest overall costs. Instead, we are looking at those area studies schools that offer a high quality educational experience at a price lower than expected.
To determine the average cost, we look at total expenses - such as tuition, fees, room and board, books, and other related expenses - and then subtract the average financial award a student receives. Knowing this amount can help you determine how much you may have to borrow in loans or take out of savings. Depending on your income and other factors, the cost for you to attend a particular school may be more or less.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Value Area Studies Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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2024 Best Value Area Studies Schools in the United States
The following schools top our list of the Best Area Studies Colleges for the Money.
Top 10 Best Value Area Studies Schools
Our rankings recognize Brigham Young University - Provo as the #1 school in this year's rankings. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
It takes the average student at BYU about 5.2 years to graduate, and it costs about $12,451 per year to attend the school. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from BYU is $64,123. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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University of Minnesota - Duluth earned the #2 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
It takes the average student at UMN Duluth about 4.5 years to graduate, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $21,706. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from UMN Duluth is $96,592. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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California State University - Long Beach earned the #3 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.
At CSULB, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.8 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $23,555. This means that the average student pays around $112,593 to get a bachelor’s degree from CSULB. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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The #4 spot in this year's ranking belongs to Florida State University. Florida State is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.
The average student at Florida State graduates in less than 4.2 years, and the yearly average cost to attend the school is $27,060. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from Florida State is $113,652. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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Our rankings recognize Utah State University as the #5 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Logan, USU is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average amount of time it takes for a student to receive their degree at USU is 4.7 years, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $24,541. When we combine these numbers, we estimate that the cost to get a bachelor’s degree from USU is $114,361. If you can shave even one term off your degree, you can save a substantial amount of money.
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Our rankings recognize Iowa State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.
It takes about 4.4 years for the average student at Iowa State to complete their degree, and the average full-time cost to attend the school is around $26,185. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Iowa State be around $115,476. Graduating sooner can prevent you from having to pay more money out of pocket.
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San Diego State University comes in at #7 in this year's ranking. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.
At SDSU, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.6 years, and it costs about $30,447 per year to attend the school. Putting this cost and the average time to graduate together, we find that the average amount you’ll pay to get a bachelor’s degree from SDSU is $138,534. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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California State University - Fullerton earned the #8 spot in our 2024 rankings. Located in the suburb of Fullerton, Cal State Fullerton is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average student at Cal State Fullerton graduates in less than 4.9 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $28,316. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from Cal State Fullerton be around $137,333. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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University of Utah earned the #9 spot in our 2024 rankings. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.
The average student at U of U graduates in less than 4.7 years, and on average, the annual cost to attend the school is $31,223. This makes the estimated cost of a bachelor’s degree from U of U be around $146,124. When you graduate sooner, you can save a lot of money.
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Our rankings recognize University of Missouri - Columbia as the #10 school in this year's rankings. Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public school with a fairly large student population.
At Mizzou, the average time it takes a student to graduate is 4.4 years, and the estimated yearly cost for the school is $31,221. This means that the average student pays around $136,124 to get a bachelor’s degree from Mizzou. The sooner a student graduates, the more money they can save.
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More Area Studies Rankings
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 25 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 Karl Udo Gerth.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
