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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

33 Colleges
$31,473 Avg Salary
$24,906 Avg Student Debt

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.

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 in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which programs were the most popular 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.

Check out the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Great Lakes Region .

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

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The excellent programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#5

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

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Illinois 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 #7 on the list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

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

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University of Illinois at Chicago 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 #9 on the list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chicago.

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#10

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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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 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.

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