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2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in New Jersey

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$15,506 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$27,353 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Area Studies 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Area Studies Schools in New Jersey ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in New Jersey 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in New Jersey

Check out the area studies programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best New Jersey Schools for Affordable Quality in Area Studies

$14,952 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Ramapo College of New Jersey to be the best value school for area studies students who want to pursue a degree in New Jersey. Located in the large suburb of Mahwah, Ramapo College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Ramapo College are $14,952 a year. Area Studies majors at Ramapo College take out an average of $23,250 in student loans while working on their egree.

Ramapo College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Area Studies Schools in New Jersey list.

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$15,804 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rutgers University - New Brunswick. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the small city of New Brunswick, Rutgers New Brunswick is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Rutgers New Brunswick are $15,804 a year. Area Studies majors at Rutgers New Brunswick take out an average of $23,802 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Area Studies at Rutgers University - New Brunswick Report

$15,208 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rutgers University - Newark. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Area Studies Schools in New Jersey list. Located in the large city of Newark, Rutgers Newark is a public school with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Rutgers Newark are $15,208 per year.

Rutgers Newark also made our Best Area Studies Schools in New Jersey list, coming in at #5.

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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 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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