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2022 Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
214 Degrees Awarded
$20,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Bachelor's For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 361 people earned their degree in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis, making the major the 799th most popular in the United States.

At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 214 cultural studies/critical theory and analysis graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,303 and $24,501 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in cultural studies/critical theory and analysis. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality cultural studies/critical theory and analysis programs that also have a lower cost than 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 cultural studies/critical theory and analysis program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for bachelor’s degree cultural studies/critical theory and analysis students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis (With Aid)

#1

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend American Public University System. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid. American Military University is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 14 bachelors’s cultural studies/critical theory and analysis degrees to qualified students.

American Military University also made our “Best Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for American Military University is $10,222 for bachelor’s degree cultural studies/critical theory and analysis students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 98%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Full American Public University System Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Report

#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Arizona State University - Tempe. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this large public school awarded 5 degrees to qualified bachelors’s cultural studies/critical theory and analysis students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at ASU - Tempe, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona State University - Tempe is $11,706 for Bachelor’s Degree Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis students with aid.

With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis at Arizona State University - Tempe

#3

Northern Arizona University

Flagstaff, Arizona
#6 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Northern Arizona University landed the #3 spot on the list. Northern Arizona University is a large school located in Flagstaff, Arizona that handed out 25 bachelors’s cultural studies/critical theory and analysis degrees in 2019-2020.

NAU also made our “Best Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $12,915 for Bachelor’s Degree Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis students with aid per year to attend Northern Arizona University.

Read more about Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis at NAU

#4

Tufts University

Medford, Massachusetts
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tufts University. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Tufts is a fairly large school located in Medford, Massachusetts that handed out 5 bachelors’s cultural studies/critical theory and analysis degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our bachelor’s degree cultural studies/critical theory and analysis students with aid list, Tufts has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tufts University is $30,744 for Bachelor’s Degree Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The low student loan default rate of 1.2% 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%. With a freshman retention rate of 92%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

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#5

Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, Massachusetts
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Mount Holyoke College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in South Hadley, Massachusetts, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 5 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s cultural studies/critical theory and analysis students in 2019-2020.

Mt. Holyoke did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. It costs about $27,149 for bachelor’s degree cultural studies/critical theory and analysis students with aid per year to attend Mt. Holyoke.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive student loan default rate. It’s only 2.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Mt. Holyoke Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Report

#6

Occidental College

Los Angeles, California
#4 in overall quality

Occidental College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Cultural Studies/Critical Theory and Analysis Schools for a Bachelor’s For Those Getting Aid list. Occidental College is located in Los Angeles, California and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 9 bachelors’s cultural studies/critical theory and analysis degrees to qualified students.

Oxy did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis Bachelor’s Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Occidental College is $29,638 for bachelor’s degree cultural studies/critical theory and analysis students with aid.

With a student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. The student loan default rate at the school is 1.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Oxy Cultural Studies/Critical Theory & Analysis 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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