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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

44 Colleges
$33,904 Avg Salary
$23,367 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies 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.

The Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 44 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which 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 .

#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 degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The Graduate Center, CUNY. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#3

New York University

New York, NY

The excellent programs at New York University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Columbia University in the City of New York. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Columbia is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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The excellent programs at University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

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#6

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Syracuse University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.

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#8

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Cornell University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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#9

The New School

New York, NY

The New School came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Howard University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #10, Howard University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

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

Explore the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools 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 25 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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