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2023 Best Value Area Studies Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$19,603 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$46,380 Avg Salary

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

Area Studies is the #59 most popular major in Connecticut with 217 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Area Studies Master's Degree Schools in Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Connecticut 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.

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 Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Area Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

Best Connecticut Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Area Studies

#1

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Trinity College the best value school in Connecticut for area studies students working on their master’s degree. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hartford.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at Trinity Bantams are $18,880 per year.

Full Area Studies at Trinity College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at UCONN are $20,325 a year.

UCONN not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

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#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Out of the 3 schools in Connecticut that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Yale are $45,700 a year.

Yale did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Connecticut list.

Full Area Studies at Yale University Report

Best Value Area Studies Colleges in the New England Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 414
New Hampshire 60
Maine 75
Rhode Island 107
Vermont 45

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 3 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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