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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

7 Colleges
$33,499 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$35,041 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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.

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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the Plains States 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.

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. 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.

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

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

Check out the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

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

Our 2023 rankings named University of Minnesota - Duluth the best value school in the Plains States Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UMN Duluth are $19,148 per year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Missouri - Columbia is a great value for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a very large student population.

Mizzou undergraduate students pay an average of $30,450 in tuition and fees each year. On average, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from Mizzou take out $23,375 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $425.

In addition to its great value ranking, Mizzou is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Iowa State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Iowa State are $25,446 per year. While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Iowa State accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

Iowa State also claimed a spot on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Iowa are $31,905 a year. Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors at Iowa take out an average of $25,464 in student loans while working on their egree. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $453, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great value for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UMN Twin Cities are $33,818 a year. While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at UMN Twin Cities accumulate an average of around $22,491 in student debt.

In addition to its great value ranking, UMN Twin Cities is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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#6

St Olaf College

Northfield, MN

With a ranking of #6, St Olaf College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the town of Northfield, St. Olaf is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at St. Olaf are $52,670 a year. Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors at St. Olaf take out an average of $23,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

St. Olaf 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 Plains States Region list.

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#7

Carleton College

Northfield, MN

Carleton College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Carleton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Northfield.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Carleton are $60,225 per year.

Carleton did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 119
Minnesota 235
Iowa 160
South Dakota 47
Missouri 160
Nebraska 43
North Dakota 17

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 7 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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