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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

13 Colleges
$38,411 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$30,443 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree 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 13 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value bachelor's degree programs for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

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

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

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

Our analysis found Eastern Michigan University to be the best value school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Eastern Michigan are $15,500 a year.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Miami University - Oxford is a great value 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.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Miami University - Oxford are $36,288 per year.

Miami University - Oxford excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Wisconsin - Madison. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value 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.

UW - Madison undergraduate students pay an average of $38,608 in tuition and fees each year.

UW - Madison did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great value for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at UIUC are $37,632 a year.

UIUC also claimed a spot on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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The excellent bachelor’s degree programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at UIC are $30,370 per year.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee 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. UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

UWM undergraduate students pay an average of $21,475 in tuition and fees each year.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

Ohio State undergraduate students pay an average of $35,019 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Ohio State also did well on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#8

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at DePaul are $42,012 a year.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor 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 #9 on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at U-M are $55,097 a year.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, U-M is ranked #4 for overall quality for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies in the Great Lakes Region .

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With a ranking of #10, Indiana University - Bloomington did quite well on this year’s best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

IU Bloomington undergraduate students pay an average of $38,352 in tuition and fees each year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, IU Bloomington also is in the top 10% of our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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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 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 13 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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