2023 Best Value Area Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Area Studies Master'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.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Area Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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.
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2023 Best Value Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Value Area Studies Master's Degree Colleges.
Top 10 Best Area Studies Master's Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named San Diego State University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for area studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 a year.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of California - Berkeley is a great value for area studies students working on their master’s degree. UC Berkeley is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Berkeley.
UC Berkeley graduate students pay an average of $29,262 in tuition and fees each year.
UC Berkeley also took the #3 spot in our Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Long Beach. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. CSULB is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.
CSULB graduate students pay an average of $17,784 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent master’s degree programs at California State University - Fullerton helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value area studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Cal State Fullerton is a very large public school located in the suburb of Fullerton.
Cal State Fullerton graduate students pay an average of $17,914 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 14 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of San Francisco landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at USFCA are $27,250 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, USFCA is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
University of California - Davis ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. UC Davis is a fairly large public school located in the small suburb of Davis.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UC Davis are $28,710 per year.
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University of California - San Diego did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for area studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large city of La Jolla, UCSD is a public college with a very large student population.
UCSD graduate students pay an average of $28,666 in tuition and fees each year.
UCSD excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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University of California - Los Angeles came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. UCLA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.
UCLA graduate students pay an average of $28,138 in tuition and fees each year.
UCLA not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list.
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Stanford University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Stanford are $55,011 per year.
Stanford also made our Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list, coming in at #2.
University of California - Santa Barbara did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for area studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. UCSB is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Santa Barbara.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UCSB are $28,683 a year.
Best Area Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best area studies colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 879 |
| Washington | 236 |
| Oregon | 56 |
| Nevada | 4 |
| Hawaii | 57 |
| Alaska | 1 |
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Majors Related to Area Studies
Area Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.
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 14 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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