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2022 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

1 Ranked Colleges
2 Degrees Awarded
$33,000 Avg Grad Tuition & Fees*
Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 16,240 people earned their degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, making the major the 30th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $30,827 and had an average of $22,562 in loans still to pay off.

Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 461 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,300 and $17,444 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 2 area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $75,140 and $97,138 respectively.

The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

More Ways to Rank Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools

The area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k”.

To further help you make the college decision, we’ve developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don’t forget it.

Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region doctor’s degree area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 1 Best Value Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Income $0-$30k) in the Rocky Mountains Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools for a Doctorate in the Rocky Mountains Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Colorado Boulder landed the #1 spot on the list. CU - Boulder is a public institution located in Boulder, Colorado. The school has a large population, and it awarded 2 doctorate’s degrees in 2019-2020.

CU - Boulder not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list. Although you might pay more or less depending on your area of study, average graduate tuition and fees at CU - Boulder are $32,980.

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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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