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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This report analyzed 37 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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.

#1

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

Our analysis found Georgetown University to be the most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Georgetown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

About 58% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 42% are male.

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#2

New York University

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend New York University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 66% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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Out of the 37 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 4 spot on the list. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 37 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 64% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 36% are male.

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George Washington University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Women make up 67% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#7

University at Albany

Albany, NY

With a ranking of #7, University at Albany 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 small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public college with a large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 29% are male.

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University of Delaware ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the large suburb of Newark, UD is a public school with a very large student population.

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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#7

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Princeton University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

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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#7

Seton Hall University

South Orange, NJ

Seton Hall 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. Seton Hall is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of South Orange.

Of the 7 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Seton Hall, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New York 306
Pennsylvania 79
Maryland 15
New Jersey 37
District of Columbia 136
Delaware 7

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 26 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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