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2023 Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region

9 Colleges
$33,983 Avg Salary
$21,352 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies 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 Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 9 schools in the New England 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 New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors pursuing a .

Top New England Region Schools in Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our analysis found Brown University to be the best school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

The excellent programs at Yale University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the New England Region . Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of New Haven.

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#3

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

The excellent programs at Brandeis University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the New England Region . Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

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#4

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

The excellent programs at Trinity College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the New England Region . UCONN is a fairly 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 Schools in the New England Region ranking. UMass Amherst is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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University of Rhode Island came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking. URI is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Kingston.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Massachusetts - Boston did quite well on this year’s best schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Boston.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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

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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 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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