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2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$36,736 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,645 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 Rocky Mountains Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region 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.

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.

2023 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors pursuing a .

Best Rocky Mountains Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

Our 2023 rankings named Brigham Young University - Provo the best value school in the Rocky Mountains Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the city of Provo, BYU is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

BYU undergraduate students pay an average of $6,120 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from BYU carry an average student debtload of $10,000.

In addition to its great value ranking, BYU is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Brigham Young University - Provo Report

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 2 spot on the list. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U of U are $28,345 a year.

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

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The excellent programs at Colorado State University - Fort Collins helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Rocky Mountains Region . Located in the medium-sized city of Fort Collins, Colorado State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Colorado State are $31,470 per year.

Colorado State also took the #5 spot in our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region rankings.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Colorado State University - Fort Collins Report

Out of the 6 schools in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Logan, USU is a public college with a very large student population.

USU undergraduate students pay an average of $23,435 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at USU take out is $18,002.

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#5

Colorado College

Colorado Springs, CO

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Colorado College is a great value for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Colorado College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Colorado Springs.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Colorado College are $62,070 a year.

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

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University of Colorado Boulder came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. CU - Boulder is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boulder.

CU - Boulder undergraduate students pay an average of $38,358 in tuition and fees each year.

CU - Boulder also claimed a spot on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of Colorado Boulder Report

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

Explore the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies colleges for a specific state in the Rocky Mountains region.

State Degrees Awarded
Colorado 168
Utah 194
Montana 33
Idaho 8
Wyoming 27

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 6 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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