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Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Massachusetts

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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$48,211 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,032 Avg Salary

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

With 699 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies is the #26 most popular major in Massachusetts.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Massachusetts to see which 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

Best Massachusetts Schools for Affordable Quality in Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

$16,439 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best value school in Massachusetts for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

UMass Amherst undergraduate students pay an average of $16,439 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA
$60,752 Average Tuition & Fees

Out of the 8 schools in Massachusetts that were part of this year’s ranking, Wellesley College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Wellesley, Wellesley is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wellesley are $60,752 a year. Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors at Wellesley take out an average of $9,725 in student loans while working on their egree.

Wellesley also took the #4 spot in our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Massachusetts rankings.

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$14,677 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Massachusetts list. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the city of Boston.

UMass Boston undergraduate students pay an average of $14,677 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors at UMass Boston take out an average of $29,657 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA
$60,006 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brandeis University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Massachusetts list. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Brandeis are $60,006 a year. The average amount in student loans that area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Brandeis take out is $26,000.

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$58,180 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wheaton College Massachusetts. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Massachusetts list. Located in the large suburb of Norton, Wheaton College Massachusetts is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Wheaton College Massachusetts undergraduate students pay an average of $58,180 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors at Wheaton College Massachusetts take out an average of $25,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#6

Tufts University

Medford, MA
$63,000 Average Tuition & Fees

Tufts University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the large suburb of Medford, Tufts is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tufts are $63,000 a year. Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors at Tufts take out an average of $13,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Tufts also is in the top 15% of our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Massachusetts ranking.

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#7

Smith College

Northampton, MA
$56,114 Average Tuition & Fees

Smith College 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 #7 on the list. Smith is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Northampton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Smith are $56,114 per year. Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors at Smith take out an average of $19,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

Mount Holyoke College

South Hadley, MA
$56,518 Average Tuition & Fees

Mount Holyoke College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Massachusetts ranking. Located in the suburb of South Hadley, Mt. Holyoke is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mt. Holyoke are $56,518 per year. While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Mt. Holyoke accumulate an average of around $21,000 in student debt.

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Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 114
Maine 110
Rhode Island 152
Connecticut 329
Vermont 61

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

Majors Similar to Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

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 8 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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