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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor'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.

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.

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 Doctor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular doctor's degree 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Indiana University - Bloomington the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their doctor’s degree. IU Bloomington is a fairly large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

About 67% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

About 57% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 43% are male.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 86% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

About 86% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#5

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Michigan State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Michigan State is a fairly large public school located in the city of East Lansing.

Women make up 20% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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Out of the 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Ohio State University - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public college with a very large student population.

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#7

Purdue University - Main Campus

West Lafayette, IN

With a ranking of #7, Purdue University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the small city of West Lafayette, Purdue is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Purdue, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Indiana University - Purdue University - Indianapolis ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the large city of Indianapolis, IUPUI is a public school with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#8

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools 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 13 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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