2023 Best Value Area Studies Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Area Studies School for You
Area Studies is the #67 most popular major in North Carolina with 332 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Area Studies Schools in North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in North Carolina 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 North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality in Area Studies
Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to be the best value school for area studies students who want to pursue a degree in North Carolina. UNC Chapel Hill is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Chapel Hill.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UNC Chapel Hill are $9,028 a year. Area Studies majors at UNC Chapel Hill take out an average of $14,009 in student loans while working on their egree. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $211, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.
UNC Chapel Hill not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Area Studies Schools in North Carolina list.
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Out of the 3 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 2 spot on the list. UNC Charlotte is a very large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UNC Charlotte are $7,188 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNC Charlotte also did well on our Best Area Studies Schools in North Carolina list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Out of the 3 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Duke are $60,244 per year.
Duke did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our Best Area Studies Schools in North Carolina list.
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Request InformationBest Value Area Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region
Explore all the Best Value Area Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
State | Degrees Awarded |
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Georgia | 100 |
Virginia | 177 |
Florida | 110 |
Tennessee | 43 |
Kentucky | 49 |
South Carolina | 84 |
Louisiana | 26 |
Arkansas | 14 |
Alabama | 20 |
Mississippi | 12 |
West Virginia | 2 |
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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 |
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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.
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