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

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$28,927 Avg Salary
$23,184 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 44 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the most popular school in the Southeast Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Florida International University is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. FIU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Miami.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Georgia State University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Atlanta, Georgia State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.

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#6

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the small city of Tuscaloosa, UA is a public school with a very large student population.

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#7

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. UGA is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

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University of North Carolina at Greensboro landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#8

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

William & Mary came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.

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Arkansas State University - Main Campus ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southeast Region list. A-State is a large public school located in the city of Jonesboro.

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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 Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 12
Florida 56
North Carolina 73
Virginia 37
Tennessee 9
Georgia 45
South Carolina 6
Louisiana 9
West Virginia 2
Kentucky 14
Arkansas 13
Alabama 14

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 26 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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