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2023 Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master's Degree 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master's Degree Colleges.

Top Great Lakes Region Schools for a Master's in Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the best school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a fairly 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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent master’s degree programs at Indiana University - Bloomington helped the school earn the #4 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 city of Bloomington.

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#5

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s best schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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With a ranking of #7, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #8 on this year’s Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. 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 8 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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