2022 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Area Studies in Utah

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in Utah” ranking - to help you make that decision.

In 2019-2020, 6,820 people earned their degree in area studies, making the major the 106th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, area studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,734 and had an average of $23,024 in loans still to pay off.

Across Utah, there were 161 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,300 and $16,005 respectively. At the master’s degree level specifically, there were 11 area studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent area studies programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the area studies program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in Utah” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in Utah

The colleges and universities below are the best for utah master’s degree area studies students.

Top 1 Best Value Master’s Degree Colleges for Area Studies in Utah

#1

Utah State University

Logan, Utah

#1 in overall quality

$22,598 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Area Studies Schools for a Master’s in Utah that were part of this year’s ranking, Utah State University landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Logan, Utah, this large public school handed out 7 degrees to qualified masters’s area studies students in 2019-2020.

USU also took the #1 spot in our “Best Area Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Utah” ranking. Average graduate tuition and fees at USU are $22,598, but some majors have different tuition rates.

Read full report on Area Studies at USU

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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• Credit for the banner image above goes to Karl Udo Gerth.

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