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2023 Best Value Area Studies Master's Degree Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$20,466 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,380 Avg Salary

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

Area Studies is the #124 most popular major in New Jersey with 75 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 New Jersey to help you in your search for the best school for you.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Check out the area studies master's degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Area Studies Master's Degree School

Our analysis found Rutgers University - Newark to be the best value school for area studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in New Jersey. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Rutgers Newark are $20,466 per year.

Rutgers Newark not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #3 on our Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New Jersey list.

Full Area Studies at Rutgers University - Newark Report

Best 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
New York 684
Maryland 141
District of Columbia 206
Delaware 13

Area Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Area Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies 9,231
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 46

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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