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Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region

2023 Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region

17 Colleges
$33,983 Avg Salary
$21,352 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies 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 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 17 schools in the New England Region to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

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2023 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors pursuing a .

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

#1

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

Our 2023 rankings named Bowdoin College the best school in the New England Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the town of Brunswick, Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Bowdoin accumulate an average of around $19,500 in student debt.

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#2

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

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

While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Dartmouth accumulate an average of around $14,521 in student debt.

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#3

Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Wellesley College is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Wellesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wellesley.

After completing their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from Wellesley carry an average student debtload of $9,725.

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#4

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

The average amount in student loans that area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Brown take out is $15,275.

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#5

Amherst College

Amherst, MA

Out of the 17 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Amherst College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Amherst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Amherst.

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#6

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

With a ranking of #6, Middlebury College did quite well on this year’s best schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Middlebury.

The average amount in student loans that area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Middlebury take out is $9,148.

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#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors at Brandeis take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#8

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University ranked #8 on this year’s Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies 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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#9

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

Trinity College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Hartford.

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#10

Tufts University

Medford, MA

Tufts University ranked #10 on this year’s Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Tufts is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Medford.

After completing their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from Tufts carry an average student debtload of $13,500.

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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 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 17 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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