by our College Data Analytics Team
[Italian Studies](/majors/ethnic-cultural-gender-studies/area-studies/italian-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 italian studies schools.
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Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in italian studies, balancing cost against outcomes.
Georgetown University earned the #1 spot for value among italian studies schools in District of Columbia. Located in the city of Washington, Georgetown University is a very large private not-for-profit university. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $68,089. Typical student debt for italian studies graduates is $16,483. Early-career italian studies graduates make about $79,632. That is a strong return on a $16,483 median debt. The acceptance rate is 13%.
The ranking above is published 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.
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