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

9 Colleges
$28,927 Avg Salary
$23,184 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Southeast Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the Southeast Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means William & Mary is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Williamsburg.

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The excellent programs at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill 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 Virginia - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. University of Virginia is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Charlottesville.

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#5

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte ranked #6 on this year’s Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

Florida State University

Tallahassee, FL

Florida State University 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. Florida State is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tallahassee.

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University of South Florida - Main Campus landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the city of Tampa, USF Tampa is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

University of Louisville ranked #9 on this year’s Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. UofL is a fairly large public school located in the city of Louisville.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 12
Florida 56
North Carolina 73
Virginia 37
Tennessee 9
Georgia 45
South Carolina 6
Louisiana 9
West Virginia 2
Kentucky 14
Arkansas 13
Alabama 14

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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