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

18 Colleges
$35,041 Avg Salary
$24,013 Avg Student Debt

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

The Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 18 schools in the Plains States 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges.

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in the Plains States Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public school with a very large student population.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The excellent programs at University of Kansas helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Washington University in St Louis is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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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. Located in the large city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public college with a very large student population.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Minnesota State University - Mankato is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Minnesota State Mankato is a large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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#6

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

Saint Louis University 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 city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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Oglala Lakota College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Oglala Lakota College is a small public school located in the rural area of Kyle.

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University of Nebraska at Omaha 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 #7 on the list. UNOMAHA is a large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#7

University of Northern Iowa

Cedar Falls, IA

University of Northern Iowa came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Cedar Falls, UNI is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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University of Missouri - Kansas City came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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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 18 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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