Is Area Studies Worth It?
National view of Area Studies across 60 schools. Average ROI Score: 49/100.
Avg Debt
$23K
Avg Year 1 Earnings
$45K
Avg Year 5 Earnings
$60K
Best School
Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Debt vs Earnings by School
Area Studies by School
| School | State | Median Debt | Year 1 Earnings | Year 5 Earnings | ROI Grade | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brigham Young University-Hawaii | HI | $7K | $45K | $60K | C | BUY |
| Vassar College | NY | $16K | $45K | $60K | C | CAUTION |
| Scripps College | CA | $18K | $45K | $60K | C | CAUTION |
| Wellesley College | MA | $18K | $45K | $60K | C | CAUTION |
| Pitzer College | CA | $19K | $45K | $60K | C | CAUTION |
| Claremont McKenna College | CA | $19K | $45K | $60K | C | CAUTION |
| University of Guam | GU | $19K | $45K | $60K | C | CAUTION |
| Brandeis University | MA | $20K | $45K | $60K | C | CAUTION |
| Carleton College | MN | $20K | $45K | $60K | C | CAUTION |
| Duke University | NC | $20K | $45K | $60K | C | CAUTION |
| Wesleyan University | CT | $20K | $45K | $60K | C | CAUTION |
| Bates College | ME | $21K | $45K | $60K | C | CAUTION |
| Hobart William Smith Colleges | NY | $21K | $45K | $60K | C | CAUTION |
| Mount Holyoke College | MA | $21K | $45K | $60K | C | CAUTION |
| Amherst College | MA | $22K | $45K | $60K | C | CAUTION |
| College of the Holy Cross | MA | $22K | $45K | $60K | C | CAUTION |
| University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | NC | $22K | $45K | $60K | C | CAUTION |
| Brown University | RI | $23K | $45K | $60K | C | CAUTION |
| Hampshire College | MA | $23K | $45K | $60K | C | CAUTION |
| Middlebury College | VT | $23K | $45K | $60K | C | CAUTION |
| University of Washington-Seattle Campus | WA | $22K | $45K | $60K | C | CAUTION |
| American University | DC | $24K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Bowdoin College | ME | $24K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| College of Coastal Georgia | GA | $24K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Dartmouth College | NH | $24K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Davidson College | NC | $23K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Earlham College | IN | $24K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Emory & Henry University | VA | $24K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Pennsylvania State University-Penn State Brandywine | PA | $24K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Skidmore College | NY | $24K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Smith College | MA | $24K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| The Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary | TX | $24K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Union College | NY | $24K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Willamette University | OR | $24K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Williams College | MA | $24K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Colby College | ME | $25K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Connecticut College | CT | $24K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Dickinson College | PA | $24K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Fordham University | NY | $25K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Franklin and Marshall College | PA | $25K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Houghton University | NY | $25K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Kalamazoo College | MI | $24K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| The College of Wooster | OH | $25K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Trinity College | CT | $25K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| University of Richmond | VA | $25K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| William & Mary | VA | $25K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Yale University | CT | $24K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Emory University | GA | $26K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Furman University | SC | $25K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Oberlin College | OH | $25K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Saint Norbert College | WI | $26K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Wittenberg University | OH | $26K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Agnes Scott College | GA | $26K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Millsaps College | MS | $26K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Morehouse College | GA | $27K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Lincoln University | PA | $27K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Nevada State University | NV | $29K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Barnard College | NY | $30K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| University of Rio Grande | OH | $29K | $45K | $60K | D | CAUTION |
| Columbia University in the City of New York | NY | $38K | $45K | $60K | D | AVOID |