2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in Utah
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Area Studies School for You
In 2020-2021, 131 degrees and certificates were awarded to area studies students who went to a Utah college or university. This makes it the #88 most popular major in the state.
Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.
The Best Value Area Studies Schools in Utah ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in Utah to see which 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.
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.
Best Utah Schools for Affordable Quality in Area Studies
Our analysis found Brigham Young University - Provo to be the best value school for area studies students who want to pursue a degree in Utah. BYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Provo.
BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, area studies graduates from BYU take out $10,000 in student loans while working on their degree.
BYU not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Area Studies Schools in Utah list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Utah. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Area Studies Schools in Utah list. Located in the city of Salt Lake City, U of U is a public college with a very large student population.
U of U undergraduate students pay an average of $8,893 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
U of U also made our Best Area Studies Schools in Utah list, coming in at #5.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Utah State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Area Studies Schools in Utah list. USU is a very large public school located in the city of Logan.
USU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,960 in in-state tuition and fees each year. On average, area studies graduates from USU take out $18,002 in student loans while working on their degree.
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Request InformationBest Value Area Studies Colleges in the Rocky Mountains Region
Explore all the Best Value Area Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Colorado | 31 |
Idaho | 4 |
Montana | 8 |
Wyoming | 19 |
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Majors Related to Area Studies
Area Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar to Area Studies
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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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.