2026 Best Value Irish Studies Master’s Degree 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.
College Factual analyzed 2 schools to build this 2026 ranking of the best value irish studies schools.
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2026 Best Value Irish Studies Schools in the United States
If you want to know which schools deliver the best value for the irish studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
Best Value Irish Studies Schools
Our analysis ranked New York University the best value for a degree in irish studies in the United States. Located in the city of New York, New York University is a very large private not-for-profit university. Students from in state pay about $62,796 in tuition and fees. Irish Studies graduates carry a median of $19,250 in student loans. Soon after graduation, irish studies degree recipients from New York University generally make around $51,233. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. The acceptance rate is 9%.
Other Irish Studies Degree Levels
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, 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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