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2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Area Studies (Income $48-$75k) in New York

6 Ranked Colleges
171 Degrees Awarded
$34,300 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master's in New York For Those Making $48-$75k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Area Studies is the 106th most popular major in the country with 6,820 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, area studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,734 and had an average of $23,024 in loans still to pay off.

Across New York, there were 721 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,650 and $27,600 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 171 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $60,029 and $47,933 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in area studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great area studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the area studies program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 6 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Area Studies (Income $48-$75k) in New York

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbia is a large private not-for-profit school situated in New York, New York. It awarded 47 masters’s area studies degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Columbia, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Columbia University in the City of New York are $51,194, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full Columbia University in the City of New York Area Studies Report

#2

Cornell University

Ithaca, New York
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the #2 spot on the list. Cornell is a private not-for-profit institution located in Ithaca, New York. The school has a large population, and it awarded 14 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Cornell did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at Cornell are $30,042, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Area Studies at Cornell

#3

The City College of New York

New York, New York
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The City College of New York. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k list. CCNY is a fairly large school located in New York, New York that handed out 4 masters’s area studies degrees in 2019-2020.

CCNY also made our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #5. Average graduate tuition and fees at CCNY are $20,832, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Area Studies at CCNY

#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, New York
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the #4 spot on the list. This large school is located in Syracuse, New York, and it awarded 4 masters’s area studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Syracuse also made our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list, coming in at #4. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Syracuse University are $41,714.

Read full report on Area Studies at Syracuse

#5

New York University

New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k list. New York University is a large school located in New York, New York that handed out 75 masters’s area studies degrees in 2019-2020.

NYU did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at New York University are $36,892, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Full NYU Area Studies Report

#6

University at Albany

Albany, New York

With a ranking of #6, University at Albany did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in New York For Those Making $48-$75k list. UAlbany is a fairly large school located in Albany, New York that handed out 1 masters’s area studies degrees in 2019-2020.

UAlbany did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #0 on our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UAlbany are $25,225, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Full University at Albany Area Studies Report

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Notes and References

References

  • 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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