2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in the New England Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Area Studies School for You
Out of all the majors we analyze each year, area studies was ranked #112 in the country. In fact 6,966 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 18 schools in the New England Region 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.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Area Studies Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Bowdoin College the best value school in the New England Region for area studies students. Located in the fringe town of Brunswick, Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bowdoin are $58,322 per year. While working on their degree, area studies majors at Bowdoin accumulate an average of around $19,500 in student debt.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Bowdoin is ranked #2 for overall quality for area studies in the New England Region .
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Out of the 18 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dartmouth College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.
Dartmouth undergraduate students pay an average of $60,648 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, area studies majors at Dartmouth accumulate an average of around $16,041 in student debt.
Dartmouth also made our Best Area Studies Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #3.
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The excellent programs at Williams College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in the New England Region . Williams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Williamstown.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Williams are $59,660 a year.
Williams also made our Best Area Studies Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #4.
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Out of the 18 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brown University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brown are $62,304 a year. The average amount in student loans that area studies majors at Brown take out is $15,275.
Brown also made our Best Area Studies Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #5.
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The excellent programs at Amherst College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in the New England Region . Amherst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $61,150 in tuition and fees each year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Amherst also did well on our Best Area Studies Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 18 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Wellesley College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Wellesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wellesley.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wellesley are $60,752 per year. While working on their degree, area studies majors at Wellesley accumulate an average of around $9,725 in student debt.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Wellesley also did well on our Best Area Studies Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Brandeis University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value area studies programs. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brandeis are $60,006 a year. Area Studies majors at Brandeis take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.
In addition to its great value ranking, Brandeis is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Area Studies Schools in the New England Region list.
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Trinity College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for area studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Hartford.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Trinity Bantams are $61,370 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Trinity Bantams also is in the top 10% of our Best Area Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking.
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Middlebury College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for area studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Middlebury.
Middlebury undergraduate students pay an average of $59,770 in tuition and fees each year. On average, area studies graduates from Middlebury take out $9,148 in student loans while working on their degree.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Middlebury also did well on our Best Area Studies Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Yale University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for area studies students. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
Yale undergraduate students pay an average of $59,950 in tuition and fees each year.
Yale also claimed a spot on our Best Area Studies Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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Request InformationBest Area Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best area studies colleges for a specific state in the New England region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Massachusetts | 414 |
| Connecticut | 217 |
| New Hampshire | 60 |
| Maine | 75 |
| Rhode Island | 107 |
| Vermont | 45 |
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Most Popular Majors Related to Area Studies
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ethnic Studies | 9,231 |
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Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 18 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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