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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

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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 #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.

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 Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in Illinois to see which master's degree 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 master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our analysis found University of Chicago to be the most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in Illinois. 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 #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small 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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#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college 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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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Northeastern Illinois University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in Illinois. Northeastern Illinois University is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of Chicago.

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

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Out of the 8 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 5 spot on the list. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the 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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Loyola University Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, Loyola Chicago is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Northwestern, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#8

Roosevelt University

Chicago, IL

Roosevelt University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Roosevelt is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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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 8 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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