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

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Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies was ranked #29 in the country. In fact 2,911 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in the New England 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.

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 the New England Region .

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

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

Of the 56 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Harvard, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

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

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

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#3

Brown University

Providence, RI

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Brown University is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the medium-sized city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 62% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 38% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts - Boston. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. UMass Boston is a fairly large public school located in the city of Boston.

About 67% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 33% are male.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Massachusetts Amherst helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the New England Region . UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

Women make up 63% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Boston U is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

Women make up 83% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Brandeis is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Waltham.

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#8

Simmons University

Boston, MA

With a ranking of #8, Simmons 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. Located in the city of Boston, Simmons is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #9, University of Connecticut did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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#9

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Fairfield University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Fairfield U is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

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

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 139
Rhode Island 30
Connecticut 53
New Hampshire 2
Maine 8
Vermont 2

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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