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2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

65 Colleges
$27,586 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,643 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master's Degree 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Master's Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 65 schools in the United States to see which master's degree 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the United States

Check out the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Southeastern Oklahoma State University the best value school in the United States for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Durant.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Southeastern Oklahoma State University are $11,376 per year.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Southeastern Oklahoma State University Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Delaware. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UD are $18,128 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, UD also is in the top 10% of our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

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#3

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend San Diego State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. SDSU is a very large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public college with a fairly large student population.

UT Austin graduate students pay an average of $22,944 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UT Austin also did well on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at The University of Texas at Austin Report

#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means San Francisco State University is a great value for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. SFSU is a very large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

SFSU graduate students pay an average of $18,242 in tuition and fees each year.

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#6

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

Trinity College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Hartford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Trinity Bantams are $18,880 per year.

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University of Wisconsin - Madison did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

DePaul graduate students pay an average of $18,341 in tuition and fees each year.

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

#9

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Cornell are $30,006 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Cornell also is in the top 5% of our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools ranking.

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

California State University - Long Beach ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools list. Located in the large city of Long Beach, CSULB is a public college with a fairly large student population.

CSULB graduate students pay an average of $17,784 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at California State University - Long Beach Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
11 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA
12 William & Mary Williamsburg, VA
13 George Washington University Washington, DC

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies by Region

View the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 25 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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