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

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$48,643 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies was ranked #29 in the country. In fact 2,911 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 7 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best master's degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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

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

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Brown University the best school in the New England Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

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#3

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brandeis University is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Waltham.

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#4

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Trinity College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Boston.

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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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 139
Rhode Island 30
Connecticut 53
New Hampshire 2
Maine 8
Vermont 2

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

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

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 7 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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