2023 Best Value Area Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in New York
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Area Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You
Area Studies is the #96 most popular major in New York with 684 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
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 New York ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in New York 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.
Top 10 Best Area Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Hunter College the best value school in New York for area studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Hunter is a very large public school located in the city of New York.
Hunter undergraduate students pay an average of $7,382 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Brooklyn College is a great value for area studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Brooklyn, Brooklyn College is a public school with a large student population.
Brooklyn College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,440 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University at Albany is a great value for area studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Albany.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UAlbany are $10,408 a year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Houghton College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the rural area of Houghton, Houghton is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Houghton undergraduate students pay an average of $16,446 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Barnard College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value area studies schools in New York. Located in the city of New York, Barnard is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.
Barnard undergraduate students pay an average of $59,687 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Barnard is ranked #4 for overall quality for area studies in New York.
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New York University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.
NYU undergraduate students pay an average of $56,500 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, area studies graduates from NYU take out $17,951 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
NYU also claimed a spot on our Best Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.
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Cornell University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for area studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Cornell are $61,015 a year. After completing their Bachelor's Degree, area studies graduates from Cornell carry an average student debtload of $12,348.
Cornell did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list.
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With a ranking of #8, Colgate University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for area studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Colgate is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Hamilton.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Colgate are $61,966 a year.
Colgate also took the #2 spot in our Best Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York rankings.
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Columbia University in the City of New York did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for area studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Columbia are $62,466 per year. On average, area studies graduates from Columbia take out $21,923 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.
In addition to its great value ranking, Columbia is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in New York list.
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Fordham University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for area studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Fordham U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Bronx.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Fordham U are $55,776 per year.
Request InformationBest 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 |
| Maryland | 141 |
| New Jersey | 75 |
| District of Columbia | 206 |
| Delaware | 13 |
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Majors Related to Area Studies
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Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ethnic Studies | 9,231 |
| Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) | 46 |
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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