2026 Best Value Irish Studies Schools
[Irish Studies](/majors/ethnic-cultural-gender-studies/area-studies/irish-studies/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The best values balance affordable tuition against strong post-graduation earnings.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools to find the best return on investment for irish studies students.
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Finding the Best Value Irish Studies School for You
Where you study irish studies affects both what you pay and what you earn. That is why we developed our Best Value Irish Studies Schools ranking. We score each school on the balance of tuition, student debt, and post-graduation earnings to surface the best value.
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We offer a number of rankings, including this Best Value Irish Studies Schools list, to help you decide. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.
To further help you make the college decision, we have developed a unique tool called College Combat that lets you compare schools on the factors that matter most to you.
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2026 Best Value Irish Studies Schools in the United States
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in irish studies, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Irish Studies Schools
New York University earned the #1 spot for value among irish studies schools in the United States. Located in the city of New York, New York University is a very large private not-for-profit university. In-state tuition and fees average $62,796. Students borrow a median of $19,250 to complete the irish studies program here. Irish Studies graduates of New York University earn a median of $51,233 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $19,250 median debt. New York University admits about 9% of applicants.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 2 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
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