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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Illinois

11 Colleges
$30,363 Avg Salary
$25,844 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies School for You

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies is the #26 most popular major in Illinois with 159 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Illinois 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.

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

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#2

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Out of the 11 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Northwestern University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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The excellent programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in Illinois. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

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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 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Illinois list. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 11 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Illinois list. Located in the small city of Champaign, UIUC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Northeastern Illinois University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Illinois list. Northeastern Illinois University is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.

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Loyola University Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Southern Illinois University Carbondale ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Illinois list. SIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Carbondale.

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National Louis University came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Illinois ranking. NLU is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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State Degrees Awarded
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 11 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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