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Best Value Area Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Value Area Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

1 College
$38,638 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$26,195 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Area Studies Undergraduate Certificate 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Best Value Area Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

Best Area Studies Undergraduate Certificate School

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maryland - College Park the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for area studies students working on their undergraduate certificate. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMCP are $38,638 per year.

UMCP excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Area Studies Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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Best Area Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best area studies colleges for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 245
New York 684
Maryland 141
New Jersey 75
District of Columbia 206
Delaware 13

One of 2 majors within the area of study, area studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies 9,231
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 46

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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