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2023 Best Value Western European Studies Schools

5 Ranked Colleges
70 Degrees Awarded
$29,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Western European Studies Schools

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Western European Studies Schools” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2020-2021, 70 people earned their degree in Western European studies, making the major the 1064th most popular in the United States.

This year’s “Best Value Western European Studies Schools” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered a degree in Western European studies. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great Western European studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the Western European studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Western European Studies Schools

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Western European Studies Schools.

Top 5 Best Value Colleges for Western European Studies

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indiana University - Bloomington. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Best Value Western European Studies Schools list. This large school is located in Bloomington, Indiana, and it awarded 1 ’s Western European studies degrees in 2020-2021.

IU Bloomington also made our “Best Western European Studies Schools” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $14,619 for western european studies students per year to attend IU Bloomington.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.4%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 91%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full Indiana University - Bloomington Western European Studies Report

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New York University
New York, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Western European Studies Schools list. New York, New York is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s Western European studies degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

NYU also made our “Best Western European Studies Schools” list, coming in at #3. The yearly cost to attend New York University is $38,569 for western european studies students.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

Full New York University Western European Studies Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Western European Studies Schools. This large school is located in New York, New York, and it awarded 19 ’s Western European studies degrees in 2020-2021.

Columbia also took the #2 spot in our “Best Western European Studies Schools” ranking. It costs about $22,823 for western european studies students per year to attend Columbia University in the City of New York.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 95%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 6 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Full Columbia Western European Studies Report

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Georgetown University
Washington, District of Columbia

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Western European Studies Schools list. Washington, District of Columbia is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out ’s Western European studies degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.

Georgetown also made our “Best Western European Studies Schools” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend Georgetown is $32,108 for Western European Studies students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.

Full Georgetown University Western European Studies Report

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Fordham University
Bronx, New York

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fordham University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Western European Studies Schools list. Located in Bronx, New York, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 28 diplomas to qualified ’s Western European studies students in 2020-2021.

Fordham U did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Western European Studies Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Fordham University is $38,147 for Western European Studies students.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 89%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Fordham U Western European Studies Report

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