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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

8 Colleges
$37,076 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,643 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master'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 Master'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 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value master'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 Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of Wisconsin - Madison Report

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

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UIUC are $30,862 a year.

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

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Illinois at Chicago. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIC are $28,468 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $50,464 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, U-M also did well on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 8 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at IU Bloomington are $33,352 per year.

IU Bloomington also claimed a spot on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Indiana University - Bloomington Report

University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

UWM graduate students pay an average of $25,651 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a very large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Ohio State are $38,377 a year.

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

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Ohio State University - Main Campus Report

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University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 a year.

UChicago also took the #3 spot in our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region rankings.

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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 8 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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