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2023 Best Value Area Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$11,618 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,493 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Area Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 141 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, area studies is the #87 most popular major in Maryland.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Area Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for area studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for area studies majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Area Studies

Our analysis found University of Maryland - College Park to be the best value school for area studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMCP are $10,955 a year. On average, area studies graduates from UMCP take out $20,193 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

UMCP not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #1 on our Best Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maryland list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maryland - Baltimore County is a great value for area studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMBC are $12,280 a year.

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Best Value Area Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Area Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 245
New York 684
New Jersey 75
District of Columbia 206
Delaware 13

Area Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies 9,231
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 46

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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