2022 Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Washington

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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 Washington, there were 282 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,350 and $23,411 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 7 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great area studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the area studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Washington

The colleges and universities below are the best for washington doctor’s degree area studies students.

Top 2 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Area Studies in Washington

#1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus

Seattle, Washington

#1 in overall quality

$30,294 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Seattle Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. University of Washington - Seattle Campus is located in Seattle, Washington and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 6 doctorate’s area studies degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at UW Seattle, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Washington - Seattle Campus are $30,294, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read full report on Area Studies at University of Washington - Seattle Campus

#2

Washington State University

Pullman, Washington

#2 in overall quality

$27,561 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Doctorate in Washington list. Washington State University is a large public school situated in Pullman, Washington. It awarded 1 doctorate’s area studies degrees in 2019-2020.

Wazzu also made our “Best Area Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in Washington” list, coming in at #2. Average graduate tuition and fees at Wazzu are $27,561, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.

Read more about Area Studies at Wazzu

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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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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Karl Udo Gerth.

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