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Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

14 Colleges
$31,473 Avg Salary
$24,906 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 #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.

The Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 14 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

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2023 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools

Our 2023 rankings named Miami University - Oxford the best school in the Great Lakes Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Miami University - Oxford is a large public school located in the town of Oxford.

While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Miami University - Oxford accumulate an average of around $23,218 in student debt.

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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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the city of Madison.

While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at UW - Madison accumulate an average of around $22,968 in student debt.

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The excellent 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 fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at UIUC accumulate an average of around $20,000 in student debt.

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The excellent 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 city of Ann Arbor.

While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at U-M accumulate an average of around $17,218 in student debt.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Grand Valley State University is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. GVSU is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Allendale.

While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at GVSU accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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#6

Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH

Oberlin College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Oberlin, Oberlin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

The average amount in student loans that area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Oberlin take out is $25,251.

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University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

After completing their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from DePaul carry an average student debtload of $27,000.

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Indiana University - Bloomington landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from UIC take out $22,506 in student loans while working on their degree.

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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 Great Lakes region.

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 14 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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