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

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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.

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 Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 17 schools in the Southwest Region 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 the Southwest Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary the most popular school in the Southwest Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the city of Fort-Worth, Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 23% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Southwest Region . UT Austin is a very large public school located in the large city of Austin.

Of the 40 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at UT Austin, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeastern Oklahoma State University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the distant town of Durant, Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 29 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, 24% are male and 76% are female.

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#4

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Tucson, University of Arizona is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 41% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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Out of the 17 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Main Campus landed the # 5 spot on the list. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

Women make up 72% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #6, Northeastern State 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 remote town of Tahlequah, NSU is a public college with a moderately-sized 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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The University of Texas at El Paso came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. UTEP is a fairly large public school located in the city of El Paso.

Of the 6 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at UTEP, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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With a ranking of #8, Texas Woman’s 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 midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a large student population.

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Arizona State University - Tempe landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Women make up 75% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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University of North Texas landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the midsize city of Denton, UNT is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 56
Texas 646
Oklahoma 40
New Mexico 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 17 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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