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2023 Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

9 Colleges
$31,473 Avg Salary
$24,906 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies School for You

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies is the #29 most popular major in the country with 2,911 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools in Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best school in the Great Lakes Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a very large student population.

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#4

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #6, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

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Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies colleges for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Illinois 159
Indiana 60
Ohio 93
Wisconsin 33
Michigan 34

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

Major Annual Graduates
Area Studies 1,825
Ethnic Studies 1,081
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 5

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 9 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to G. Mützel.

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