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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 the Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Plains States 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.

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

#1

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Our 2023 rankings named University of Kansas the most popular school in the Plains States Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 69% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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The in-demand master’s degree programs at Minnesota State University - Mankato 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 Plains States Region . Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Minnesota - Twin Cities is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public school with a very large student population.

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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#4

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Iowa helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Iowa, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college 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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#6

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

With a ranking of #6, University of Northern Iowa 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 Cedar Falls, UNI is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Of the 4 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at SLU, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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Oglala Lakota College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Oglala Lakota College is a small public school located in the remote area of Kyle.

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

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#9

Creighton University

Omaha, NE

With a ranking of #9, Creighton 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. Creighton is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Omaha.

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Minot State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. MSU is a small public school located in the town of Minot.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 34
Missouri 19
Minnesota 20
Iowa 77
North Dakota 1
Nebraska 4
South Dakota 4

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 11 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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