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Best Value Area Studies Schools in Florida

2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$6,436 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$21,337 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Area Studies School for You

Area Studies is the #155 most popular major in Florida with 110 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

The Best Value Area Studies Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 3 schools in Florida 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Florida Schools for Affordable Quality in Area Studies

#1

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL
$6,517 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Florida State University the best value school in Florida for area studies students. Located in the medium-sized city of Tallahassee, Florida State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Florida State are $6,517 per year. While working on their degree, area studies majors at Florida State accumulate an average of around $21,640 in student debt.

In addition to its great value ranking, Florida State is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Area Studies Schools in Florida list.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
$6,381 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in Florida. UF is a fairly large public school located in the city of Gainesville.

UF undergraduate students pay an average of $6,381 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UF also made our Best Area Studies Schools in Florida list, coming in at #3.

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$6,410 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of South Florida - Main Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in Florida list. USF Tampa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tampa.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at USF Tampa are $6,410 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, USF Tampa also is in the top 20% of our Best Area Studies Schools in Florida ranking.

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Best Value Area Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Area Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 100
Virginia 177
North Carolina 332
Tennessee 43
Kentucky 49
South Carolina 84
Louisiana 26
Arkansas 14
Alabama 20
Mississippi 12
West Virginia 2

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

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.

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