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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

2 Colleges
$11,876 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,493 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 83 degrees and certificates were awarded to area studies students who went to a Arizona college or university. This makes it the #145 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.

The Best Value Area Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Arizona ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Arizona 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.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

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

#1

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Our analysis found University of Arizona to be the best value school for area studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Arizona. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Arizona are $12,404 per year. On average, area studies graduates from University of Arizona take out $21,915 in student loans while working on their Bachelor's Degree.

Full Area Studies at University of Arizona Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Tempe. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe are $11,348 per year.

Full Area Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

Best Value Area Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 804
Oklahoma 17
New Mexico 42

One of 2 majors within the area of study, area studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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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