2023 Best Value Area Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes 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.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
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 Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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.
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2023 Best Value Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for area studies majors pursuing a master's degree.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Area Studies
Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for area studies students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.
UW - Madison also claimed a spot on our Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
Read full report on Area Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value area studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.
UIUC graduate students pay an average of $30,862 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UIUC is ranked #5 for overall quality for area studies in the Great Lakes Region .
Read full report on Area Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIC are $28,468 a year.
The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value area studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
U-M graduate students pay an average of $50,464 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, U-M is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
Full Area Studies at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report
Out of the 7 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 a year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, IU Bloomington also did well on our Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Area Studies at Indiana University - Bloomington
Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree area studies programs. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Ohio State are $38,377 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ohio State also did well on our Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Read full report on Area Studies at Ohio State University - Main Campus
University of Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree area studies programs. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 per year.
UChicago also took the #3 spot in our Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.
Best Area Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best area studies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 124 |
| Ohio | 182 |
| Illinois | 148 |
| Indiana | 101 |
| Wisconsin | 66 |
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Majors Related to Area Studies
Area Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Majors Related to Area Studies
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ethnic Studies | 9,231 |
| Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) | 46 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 7 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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