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2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

9 Colleges
$39,948 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$31,473 Avg Salary

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. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs offered the best value experiences for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality in Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, IL
$42,012 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found DePaul University to be the best value school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at DePaul are $42,012 per year.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at DePaul University Report

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the large city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UW - Madison are $38,608 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Read full report on Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UIUC are $37,632 a year.

UIUC did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

Read full report on Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

$30,370 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Chicago. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UIC are $30,370 a year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great value for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

IU Bloomington undergraduate students pay an average of $38,352 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, IU Bloomington is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U-M are $55,097 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, U-M is in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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$21,475 Average Tuition & Fees

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a very large student population.

UWM undergraduate students pay an average of $21,475 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Report

Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Ohio State undergraduate students pay an average of $35,019 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

#9

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UChicago are $60,963 per year.

UChicago also made our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #2.

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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 9 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.

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