2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in Maryland

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Area Studies School for You

With 141 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, area studies is the #87 most popular major in Maryland.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Area Studies Schools in Maryland to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Maryland to see which ones offered the best value 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.

2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in Maryland

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Area Studies Colleges.

Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality in Area Studies

#1

University of Maryland - College Park

College Park, MD

36 Degrees

#2 in Quality in Maryland

$10,955 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found University of Maryland - College Park to be the best value school for area studies students who want to pursue a degree in Maryland. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMCP are $10,955 a year. After completing their degree, area studies graduates from UMCP carry an average student debtload of $18,851.

UMCP did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Area Studies Schools in Maryland list.

Full Area Studies at University of Maryland - College Park Report

#2

University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Baltimore, MD

16 Degrees

#17 in Quality in Maryland

$12,280 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - Baltimore County. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in Maryland list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UMBC are $12,280 a year. The average amount in student loans that area studies majors at UMBC take out is $21,500.

Full Area Studies at University of Maryland - Baltimore County 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.

Majors Related to Area Studies

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

Most Popular Related Majors

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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