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

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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.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular master'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 Master's Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found Indiana University - Bloomington to be the most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the city of Bloomington.

Of the 41 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at IU Bloomington, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Chicago is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 30 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at UChicago, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the distant town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at OHIO Athens, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 87% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

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

Of the 14 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at DePaul, 7% are male and 93% are female.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Champaign, UIUC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 14 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at UIUC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Northeastern Illinois University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Northeastern Illinois University is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 82% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at U-M, 55% are male and 45% are female.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 70% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. UIC is a very large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 9 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at UIC, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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

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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 22 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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