2026 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in Georgia
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To produce this 2026 ranking, College Factual evaluated 21 schools on the balance of cost and outcomes for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students.
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2026 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in Georgia
Below are the schools that deliver the strongest value in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies, balancing cost against outcomes.
Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools
For return on investment in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies, no school beat University Of Georgia this year. Located in the city of Athens, University Of Georgia is a very large public university. Students from in state pay about $11,450 in tuition and fees, with out-of-state students paying around $31,688. Typical student debt for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies graduates is $21,792. Early-career area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies graduates make about $53,546. Weighed against typical debt, the earnings make a compelling case for value. University Of Georgia admits about 38% of applicants.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Kennesaw State University earned it the #2 place for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Set in the suburb of Kennesaw, Kennesaw State University is a very large public institution. Students from in state pay about $5,808 in tuition and fees, compared with $17,736 for out-of-state students. Students borrow a median of $27,004 to complete the area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies program here. Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies graduates of Kennesaw State University earn a median of $53,824 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $27,004 median debt. The acceptance rate is 69%.
The strong cost-to-outcome balance at Georgia State University earned it the #3 place for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Georgia State University is a very large public school located in the city of Atlanta. Students from in state pay about $8,664 in tuition and fees, while out-of-state students pay about $24,840. Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies graduates carry a median of $31,000 in student loans. Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies graduates of Georgia State University earn a median of $27,932 early in their careers. That is a strong return on a $31,000 median debt. Georgia State University admits about 55% of applicants.
A rank of #4 makes Spelman College one of the best values for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Set in the city of Atlanta, Spelman College is a mid-sized private not-for-profit institution. Students from in state pay about $31,556 in tuition and fees. Typical student debt for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies graduates is $26,000. Early-career area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies graduates make about $28,080. Set against $26,000 in median debt, that is a healthy payoff. Roughly 25% of applicants are accepted.
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Notes and References
The ranking above is published by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on the balance of cost (tuition and student debt) against student outcomes (post-graduation earnings) — a measure of return on investment, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).
Ranking method: College Major Best Value · 21 schools evaluated.
*Averages shown above reflect the top 2 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.
