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2023 Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies is the #30 most popular major in the country with 16,243 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Master's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in the New England Region to see which master's degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Top New England Region Schools for a Master's in Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

#1

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our analysis found Brown University to be the best school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Yale University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#3

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Out of the 7 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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#4

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Trinity College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Hartford.

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Out of the 7 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #6 on this year’s Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of Massachusetts - Boston ranked #7 on this year’s Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 114
Maine 110
Rhode Island 152
Massachusetts 699
Connecticut 329
Vermont 61

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

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

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 7 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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