2026 Best Value East Asian Studies Schools in the Southwest Region

[East Asian Studies](/majors/ethnic-cultural-gender-studies/area-studies/east-asian-studies/) degree programs vary widely in price and payoff across the country. The schools below stand out for delivering a strong east asian studies education at a price that pays off.
For its 2026 best-value ranking, College Factual looked at 4 schools to find the best return on investment for east asian studies students.
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2026 Best Value East Asian Studies Schools in the Southwest Region
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in east asian studies, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value East Asian Studies Schools
Our analysis ranked University Of Arizona the best value for a degree in east asian studies in the Southwest Region. University Of Arizona is a very large public school located in the city of Tucson. Students from in state pay about $13,573 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $39,903. East Asian Studies graduates carry a median of $24,500 in student loans. East Asian Studies graduates of University Of Arizona earn a median of $31,480 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $24,500 median debt. The acceptance rate is 86%.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. The methodology weighs the cost of a degree against the earnings graduates go on to achieve, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 4 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 1 ranked 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 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).
More about our data sources and methodologies.