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.
Best Maryland Schools for Affordable Quality in Area Studies
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 very 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.
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Out of the 2 schools in Maryland that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland - Baltimore County landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public college with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMBC are $12,280 per year. The average amount in student loans that area studies majors at UMBC take out is $21,500.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
| New Jersey | 75 |
| District of Columbia | 206 |
| Delaware | 13 |
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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 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.
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