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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$9,788 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,493 Avg Salary

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

In 2020-2021, 53 degrees and certificates were awarded to area studies students who went to a Iowa college or university. This makes it the #129 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Area Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Iowa ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Iowa 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.

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

Check out the area studies bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Iowa State University the best value school in Iowa for area studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Iowa State is a very large public school located in the city of Ames.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $9,634 per year.

Iowa State did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our Best Area Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Iowa list.

Full Area Studies at Iowa State University Report

#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

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

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa are $9,942 per year.

Read full report on Area Studies at University of Iowa

Best Value Area Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 113
Minnesota 92
Kansas 38
Nebraska 9
North Dakota 2
South Dakota 0

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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