2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies is the #30 most popular major in the country with 16,243 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in the Southwest Region to see which bachelor's degree programs offered the best value experiences for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.
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.
Featured Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
Gain a rich foundation of knowledge ranging from early history to modern times with this online bachelor's degree in history from Southern New Hampshire University.
The online Master of Arts in History degree program can deepen your understanding of how history is made.
Best Southwest Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Bachelor's in Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies
Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the best value school in the Southwest Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.
UT Austin undergraduate students pay an average of $40,996 in tuition and fees each year.
UT Austin did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.
ASU - Tempe undergraduate students pay an average of $29,438 in tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, ASU - Tempe is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list.
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Out of the 4 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at University of Arizona are $35,153 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UNM are $25,243 a year.
Request InformationBest Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges by State
Explore the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 171 |
| Texas | 946 |
| New Mexico | 105 |
| Oklahoma | 94 |
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Other Related Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Programs
Learn about start dates, transferring credits, availability of financial aid, and more by contacting the universities below.
Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
Gain a rich foundation of knowledge ranging from early history to modern times with this online bachelor's degree in history from Southern New Hampshire University.
The online Master of Arts in History degree program can deepen your understanding of how history is made.
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Related Majors for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ethnic Studies | 9,231 |
| Area Studies | 6,966 |
| Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) | 46 |
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Education | 327,871 |
| Social Sciences | 205,984 |
| Psychology | 195,678 |
| Communication & Journalism | 120,571 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 55,820 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 4 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 G. Mützel.
More about our data sources and methodologies.