2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor'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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones offered the best value doctor's degree programs for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

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

Best Plains States Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Doctorate in Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

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 Plains States region.

State	Degrees Awarded
Kansas	34
Missouri	19
Minnesota	20
Iowa	77
North Dakota	1
Nebraska	4
South Dakota	4

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

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 2 schools only.

• 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.