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Master’s Degrees in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

1,850 Yearly Graduations
$48,121 Median Salary
$41,534 Median Debt
There are 168 colleges and univerities across the nation that offer a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. This degree is more popular with female students, and about 42% of recent graduates were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 17.9% of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 1,850 people earned their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. This makes it the 30th most popular master's degree program in the country.

The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Master’s Degree 1,850
Graduate Certificate 657
Doctor’s Degree 420

Earnings of Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Majors With Master’s Degrees

The median salary for graduates holding a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies is $48,121. However, this can depend on a number of factors, such as where you live and the number of years experience you have. To get a better picture, earnings for this category of people can range from a low of $42,916 to a high of $53,121.

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Student Debt

The median student debt for graduates holding a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies is $41,534. The length of time it takes you to graduate and what college you attend can affect this number quite a bit. The chart below shows the range of accumulated debt loads. On the high side of the range, $53,074 is the debt load, and the debt load on the low side is $24,380.

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Student Diversity

More women than men pursue their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. About 58.9% of graduates with this degree are female.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 760
Women 1,090
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The racial-ethnic distribution of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies master’s degree students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 122
Black or African American 188
Hispanic or Latino 340
White 706
International Students 332
Other Races/Ethnicities 162
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There are 168 colleges that offer a master’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Learn more about the most popular 20 below:

482 Yearly Graduations
23% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The most popular school in the United States for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students seekinga master's degree is Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. Roughly 0 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $8,760 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $5,490 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 482 people received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary. About 23% of this group were women, and 27% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

#2

Georgetown University

Washington, District of Columbia
106 Yearly Graduations
53% Women
28% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The 2nd most popular school in the country for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies majors who are seeking their master's degree is Georgetown University. Roughly 19,300 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $61,872 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $56,592 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 106 people received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Georgetown. Around 28% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 53% were women.

#3

New York University

New York, New York
64 Yearly Graduations
68% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The 3rd most popular school in the country for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies majors who are seeking their master's degree is New York University. Each year, around 52,700 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $55,384 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $37,332 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 64 people received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from NYU. Of these students, 68% were women and 36% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

#4

The Graduate Center, CUNY

New York, New York
57 Yearly Graduations
88% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The Graduate Center, CUNY is the 4th most popular school in the nation for students seeking a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Roughly 9,300 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $6,930 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $9,930 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 57 people received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from The Graduate Center. Around 43% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 88% were women.

#5

Harvard University

Cambridge, Massachusetts
56 Yearly Graduations
59% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Harvard University is the 5th most popular school in the nation for students seeking a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Roughly 30,300 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $52,659 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $52,456 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 56 people received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Harvard. Of these students, 59% were women and 14% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

53 Yearly Graduations
42% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The 6th most popular school in the country for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies majors who are seeking their master's degree is Columbia University in the City of New York. Roughly 30,100 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $61,989 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $52,016 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 53 people received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Columbia. Of these students, 42% were women and 25% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

#7

University of California - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
42 Yearly Graduations
67% Women
84% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

University of California - Los Angeles is the 7th most popular school in the nation for students seeking a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Roughly 44,500 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $11,564 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $11,700 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 42 people received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from UCLA. About 67% of this group were women, and 84% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

#8

Indiana University - Bloomington

Bloomington, Indiana
41 Yearly Graduations
48% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Indiana University - Bloomington comes in at #8 on our list of the most popular colleges offering master's degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Each year, around 43,000 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $10,012 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $10,033 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 41 people received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from IU Bloomington. Of these students, 48% were women and 33% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

40 Yearly Graduations
74% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The University of Texas at Austin comes in at #9 on our list of the most popular colleges offering master's degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Each year, around 50,400 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $11,698 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $12,036 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 40 people received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from UT Austin. About 74% of this group were women, and 57% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

#10

Yale University

New Haven, Connecticut
38 Yearly Graduations
69% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Yale University comes in at #10 on our list of the most popular colleges offering master's degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Each year, around 12,000 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $62,250 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $46,900 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 38 people received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Yale. Around 52% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 69% were women.

33 Yearly Graduations
61% Women
39% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The 11th most popular school in the country for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies majors who are seeking their master's degree is University of Washington - Seattle Campus. Roughly 48,100 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $11,189 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $17,004 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 33 people received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from UW Seattle. About 61% of this group were women, and 39% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

#12

University of Chicago

Chicago, Illinois
30 Yearly Graduations
42% Women
4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The 12th most popular school in the country for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies majors who are seeking their master's degree is University of Chicago. Roughly 17,800 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $61,179 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $65,145 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 30 people received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from UChicago. Of these students, 42% were women and 4% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

29 Yearly Graduations
83% Women
87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Southeastern Oklahoma State University is the 13th most popular school in the nation for students seeking a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Each year, around 5,600 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $6,420 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $4,734 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 29 people received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Southeastern Oklahoma State University. About 83% of this group were women, and 87% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

#14

Stanford University

Stanford, California
28 Yearly Graduations
57% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The 14th most popular school in the country for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies majors who are seeking their master's degree is Stanford University. Each year, around 15,900 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $57,693 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $56,487 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 28 people received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Stanford. Around 38% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 57% were women.

#15

California State University - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California
25 Yearly Graduations
60% Women
87% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

California State University - Los Angeles comes in at #15 on our list of the most popular colleges offering master's degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Roughly 26,700 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $5,742 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $7,176 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 25 people received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Cal State LA. About 60% of this group were women, and 87% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

#16

University of Arizona

Tucson, Arizona
22 Yearly Graduations
59% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

University of Arizona is the 16th most popular school in the nation for students seeking a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Each year, around 45,600 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $11,210 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $12,348 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 22 people received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from University of Arizona. Around 41% of these students were from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group, and 59% were women.

#17

Brown University

Providence, Rhode Island
21 Yearly Graduations
63% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

Brown University is the 17th most popular school in the nation for students seeking a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Each year, around 9,900 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $62,680 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $62,680 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 21 people received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Brown. Of these students, 63% were women and 52% were members of underrepresented racial-ethnic groups.

#18

University of Hawaii at Manoa

Honolulu, Hawaii
20 Yearly Graduations
61% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

The 18th most popular school in the country for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies majors who are seeking their master's degree is University of Hawaii at Manoa. Roughly 18,000 attend the school each year. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $11,304 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $15,600 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 20 people received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from UH Manoa. About 61% of this group were women, and 74% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

20 Yearly Graduations
40% Women

Ohio University - Athens Campus comes in at #18 on our list of the most popular colleges offering master's degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Each year, around 25,700 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $13,352 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $9,444 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 20 people received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from OHIO Athens.

#20

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, California
19 Yearly Graduations
71% Women
95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

San Francisco State University is the 20th most popular school in the nation for students seeking a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Each year, around 27,300 students seeking various degrees attend the university. The average in-state tuition for full-time undergraduates is $5,742 per year, while in-state graduate students, on average, pay $7,176 per year. During the most recent year for which we have data, 19 people received their master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from SFSU. About 71% of this group were women, and 95% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Majors to Study

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
1,323
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies that offer master’s degrees.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
17,401
13,436
12,283
8,169
3,531

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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