2023 Best Value Area Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Area Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You
Area Studies is the #112 most popular major in the country with 6,966 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Area Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for area studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Top 10 Best Area Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Siena Heights University the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for area studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Adrian, Siena Heights University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Siena Heights University undergraduate students pay an average of $28,502 in tuition and fees each year. Area Studies majors at Siena Heights University take out an average of $34,014 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Miami University - Oxford. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Miami University - Oxford are $36,288 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, area studies graduates from Miami University - Oxford carry an average student debtload of $20,876.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Miami University - Oxford also did well on our Best Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW - Madison are $38,608 per year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, area studies graduates from UW - Madison carry an average student debtload of $19,370.
UW - Madison also took the #5 spot in our Best Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value area studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UIUC are $37,632 a year. Area Studies majors at UIUC take out an average of $19,973 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UIUC also is in the top 5% of our Best Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Out of the 11 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIC are $30,370 per year. On average, area studies graduates from UIC take out $16,160 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
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With a ranking of #6, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s best value schools for area studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UWM are $21,475 a year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, area studies majors at UWM accumulate an average of around $21,619 in student debt.
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DePaul University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree area studies programs. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.
DePaul undergraduate students pay an average of $42,012 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that area studies majors at DePaul take out while working on their Bachelor's Degree is $22,386.
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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree area studies programs. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.
U-M undergraduate students pay an average of $55,097 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their Bachelor's Degree, area studies majors at U-M accumulate an average of around $16,527 in student debt.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, U-M is ranked #4 for overall quality for area studies in the Great Lakes Region .
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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value bachelor’s degree area studies programs. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at IU Bloomington are $38,352 per year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, IU Bloomington also is in the top 10% of our Best Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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With a ranking of #10, Oberlin College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for area studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the town of Oberlin, Oberlin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Oberlin are $60,243 a year.
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Explore the best area studies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 124 |
| Ohio | 182 |
| Illinois | 148 |
| Indiana | 101 |
| Wisconsin | 66 |
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Majors Related to Area Studies
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Most Popular Majors Related to Area Studies
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ethnic Studies | 9,231 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 11 schools 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 the rest 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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Karl Udo Gerth.
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