2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Area Studies in the Southeast Region
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 the Southeast Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2019-2020, 6,820 people earned their degree in area studies, making the major the 106th most popular in the United States. 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 the Southeast region, there were 1,003 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,229 and $21,228 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 123 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,950 and $43,286 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region” ranking, we looked at 13 colleges that offer a degree in area studies. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent area studies programs, but they also 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. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for southeast region master’s degree area studies students.
Top 13 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Area Studies in the Southeast Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Miami, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out masters’s area studies degrees to 18 students in 2019-2020.
FIU also took the #8 spot in our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at FIU are $24,211.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Florida. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. UF is a public institution located in Gainesville, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 11 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
UF also took the #6 spot in our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at UF are $30,130, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Out of the 13 schools in the Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #3 spot on the list. USF Tampa is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 4 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at USF Tampa, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USF Tampa are $21,126, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. Located in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified masters’s area studies students in 2019-2020.
UNC Chapel Hill also made our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #5. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are $30,248.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of North Carolina at Charlotte. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region. University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 3 masters’s area studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UNC Charlotte not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #12 on our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at UNC Charlotte are $21,055, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
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University of Virginia - Main Campus came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. University of Virginia - Main Campus is a large school located in Charlottesville, Virginia that handed out 9 masters’s area studies degrees in 2019-2020.
University of Virginia did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at University of Virginia - Main Campus are $32,394, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Florida State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. Florida State is a public institution located in Tallahassee, Florida. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 masters’s degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southeast region master’s degree area studies students list, Florida State has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Florida State University are $26,707, but some majors have different tuition rates.
William & Mary did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #8. This medium-sized school is located in Williamsburg, Virginia, and it awarded 2 masters’s area studies degrees in 2019-2020.
William & Mary not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Average graduate tuition and fees at William & Mary are $34,800, but some majors have different tuition rates.
Kennesaw State University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #9. This large school is located in Kennesaw, Georgia, and it awarded 2 masters’s area studies degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at KSU Georgia, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at Kennesaw State University are $21,174, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
The University of Alabama ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. UA is a large school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama that handed out 3 masters’s area studies degrees in 2019-2020.
UA not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at UA are $30,940.
George Mason University landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking. George Mason University is a large school located in Fairfax, Virginia that handed out 9 masters’s area studies degrees in 2019-2020.
GMU also made our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #7. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at GMU are $37,410.
Vanderbilt University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #12. Vanderbilt University is located in Nashville, Tennessee and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 masters’s area studies degrees to qualified students.
Vanderbilt also made our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. Average graduate tuition and fees at Vanderbilt University are $50,624, but you may pay more or less depending on your major.
With a ranking of #13, Tulane University of Louisiana did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in the Southeast Region list. Tulane is a fairly large private not-for-profit school situated in New Orleans, Louisiana. It awarded 8 masters’s area studies degrees in 2019-2020.
Tulane did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at Tulane are $61,176.
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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%.
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- *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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