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

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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 #27 most popular major in New York with 306 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in New York 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.

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

#1

New York University

New York, NY

Our 2023 rankings named New York University the most popular school in New York for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

Of the 64 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at NYU, 34% are male and 66% are female.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in New York. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the large city of New York.

Of the 57 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at The Graduate Center, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia University in the City of New York landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 43% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#4

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cornell University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Ithaca.

Women make up 64% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#5

University at Albany

Albany, NY

Out of the 16 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, University at Albany landed the # 5 spot on the list. UAlbany is a fairly large public school located in the city of Albany.

Women make up 71% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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The City College of New York ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of New York, CCNY is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 60% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#7

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

University at Buffalo ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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

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#8

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in New York list. SUNY Stony Brook is a very large public school located in the suburb of Stony Brook.

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#9

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

With a ranking of #9, Syracuse University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Syracuse.

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St John’s University - New York 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Of the 2 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at STJ, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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State Degrees Awarded
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

Majors Similar to Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

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 16 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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