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Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Washington

2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Washington

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$11,468 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,708 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 421 degrees and certificates were awarded to area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Washington to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Washington to see which ones offered the best value programs for area, ethnic, culture, and gender 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 Washington Schools for Affordable Quality in Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

$12,076 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the best value school in Washington for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at UW Seattle are $12,076 a year. While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at UW Seattle accumulate an average of around $15,739 in student debt.

UW Seattle also took the #2 spot in our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Washington rankings.

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$8,703 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Washington University landed the # 2 spot on the list. WWU is a large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

WWU undergraduate students pay an average of $8,703 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at WWU accumulate an average of around $20,355 in student debt.

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$11,950 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Bothell Campus is a great value for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. UW Bothell is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Bothell.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UW Bothell are $11,950 per year. After completing their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from UW Bothell carry an average student debtload of $15,739.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, UW Bothell is ranked #3 for overall quality for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies in Washington.

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$12,196 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 5 schools in Washington that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Washington - Tacoma Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW Tacoma is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Tacoma.

UW Tacoma undergraduate students pay an average of $12,196 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at UW Tacoma take out is $15,739.

UW Tacoma also made our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Washington list, coming in at #1.

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$12,417 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Washington list. Wazzu is a fairly large public school located in the town of Pullman.

Wazzu undergraduate students pay an average of $12,417 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Wazzu accumulate an average of around $26,953 in student debt.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Wazzu also is in the top 20% of our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Washington ranking.

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Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,541
Oregon 189
Hawaii 210
Nevada 35
Alaska 12

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

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 5 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.

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