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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

6 Colleges
$23,759 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,742 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.

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 Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Southwest 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.

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.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges.

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

$15,870 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Southeastern Oklahoma State University the best value school in the Southwest Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Durant.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are $15,870 per year.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Southeastern Oklahoma State University Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Arizona State University - Skysong. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public school with a very large student population.

ASU - Skysong undergraduate students pay an average of $13,092 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at ASU - Skysong accumulate an average of around $18,500 in student debt.

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

Read full report on Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Arizona State University - Skysong

The excellent programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UT Austin are $40,996 per year. While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at UT Austin accumulate an average of around $21,571 in student debt. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $268, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

UT Austin also made our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list, coming in at #2.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at The University of Texas at Austin Report

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Arizona State University - Tempe is a great value for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at ASU - Tempe are $29,438 per year. While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at ASU - Tempe accumulate an average of around $18,500 in student debt.

ASU - Tempe excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list.

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#5

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Arizona. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region 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. Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors at University of Arizona take out an average of $24,919 in student loans while working on their egree.

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$25,243 Average Tuition & Fees

University of New Mexico - Main Campus ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a very large student population.

UNM undergraduate students pay an average of $25,243 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at UNM take out is $21,809.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 171
Texas 946
New Mexico 105
Oklahoma 94

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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