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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools

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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.

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 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools ranking. This report analyzed 226 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies program at each school on the list.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary the most popular school in the United States for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort-Worth.

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#2

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgetown University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools list. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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#3

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 226 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Iowa. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

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#6

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Columbia University in the City of New York ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

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The University of Texas at Austin landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

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With a ranking of #11, University of California - Los Angeles did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#12

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#13

Yale University

New Haven, CT

With a ranking of #13, Yale University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#13

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

University of Arizona ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools list. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus ranked #15 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools list. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#16

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Washington - Seattle Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools ranking. UW Seattle is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Seattle.

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#18

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

University of Kansas did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. It came in at #18 on the list. KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

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#19

Stanford University

Stanford, CA

Stanford University ranked #19 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools list. Stanford is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Stanford.

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University of New Mexico - Main Campus came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools ranking. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Claremont Graduate University came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools ranking. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Claremont.

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. It came in at #22 on the list. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized public school located in the distant town of Durant.

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#22

Brown University

Providence, RI

With a ranking of #22, Brown University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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#24

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. It came in at #24 on the list. Located in the midsize city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor ranked #25 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

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#27

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL
#27

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL
#30

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools award.

Rank College Location
34 San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA
34 University of California - Berkeley Berkeley, CA
34 University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA
34 Illinois State University Normal, IL
38 Stony Brook University Stony Brook, NY
39 University of Wisconsin - Madison Madison, WI
40 University of San Francisco San Francisco, CA
41 University of Oregon Eugene, OR
41 University of Illinois at Chicago Chicago, IL
43 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
43 University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Champaign, IL
43 DePaul University Chicago, IL
43 University of North Carolina at Charlotte Charlotte, NC
43 Georgia State University Atlanta, GA
43 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies by Region

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Region
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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 26 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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