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2023 Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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$30,443 Avg Salary
$21,933 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies was ranked #30 in the country. In fact 16,243 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best bachelor's degree programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school is, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.

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2023 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Miami University - Oxford the best school in the Great Lakes Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . UIUC is a very large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Ann Arbor.

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#5

Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oberlin College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the fringe town of Oberlin, Oberlin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#7

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #9, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 206
Michigan 320
Ohio 397
Illinois 405
Wisconsin 191

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies 9,231
Area Studies 6,966
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 46

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 13 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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.

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