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Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$44,783 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,904 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

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 the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

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. 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.

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

Top 10 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools

#1

Hunter College

New York, NY
$15,332 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Hunter College the best value school in the Middle Atlantic Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the city of New York, Hunter is a public school with a very large student population.

Hunter undergraduate students pay an average of $15,332 in tuition and fees each year. On average, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from Hunter take out $11,097 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#2

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY
$15,390 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brooklyn College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Brooklyn College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Brooklyn.

Brooklyn College undergraduate students pay an average of $15,390 in tuition and fees each year. On average, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from Brooklyn College take out $12,250 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#3

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Georgetown undergraduate students pay an average of $59,957 in tuition and fees each year.

Georgetown excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Maryland - College Park. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMCP are $38,638 a year. On average, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from UMCP take out $21,839 in student loans while working on their degree.

UMCP excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Delaware landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UD are $36,880 per year. While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at UD accumulate an average of around $26,000 in student debt.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UD also did well on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#6

Barnard College

New York, NY

With a ranking of #6, Barnard College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Barnard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Barnard undergraduate students pay an average of $59,687 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Barnard take out is $19,000.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Barnard also did well on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

With a ranking of #7, Cornell University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Cornell are $61,015 a year. After completing their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from Cornell carry an average student debtload of $13,000.

Cornell also made our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list, coming in at #4.

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#8

University at Albany

Albany, NY
$28,248 Average Tuition & Fees

University at Albany did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UAlbany are $28,248 a year. Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors at UAlbany take out an average of $23,860 in student loans while working on their egree.

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George Washington University ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

GWU undergraduate students pay an average of $57,984 in tuition and fees each year. Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors at GWU take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GWU also did well on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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$28,470 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Maryland - Baltimore County ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. UMBC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

UMBC undergraduate students pay an average of $28,470 in tuition and fees each year. Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors at UMBC take out an average of $21,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 159
Pennsylvania 410
New York 1,298
Maryland 236
Delaware 38
District of Columbia 302

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 17 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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