2027 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in South Carolina

[Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies](/majors/ethnic-cultural-gender-studies/) is a field worth comparing on the balance of cost and outcomes. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies education at a price that pays off.
College Factual analyzed 1 schools to build this 2027 ranking of the best value area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies schools.
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2027 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in South Carolina
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools
For return on investment in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies, no school beat University Of South Carolina Columbia this year. Set in the city of Columbia, University Of South Carolina Columbia is a very large public institution. The average in-state cost of tuition and fees is $12,688, while out-of-state students pay about $36,298. Typical student debt for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies graduates is $20,125. Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies graduates of University Of South Carolina Columbia earn a median of $32,064 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $20,125 median debt. Roughly 60% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2027 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 1 school evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the one ranked school only.
- 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).
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