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2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

3 Colleges
$33,012 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$48,643 Avg Salary

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

With 405 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies is the #31 most popular major in Illinois.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in Illinois 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 Illinois

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 Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for a Master's in Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign the best value school in Illinois for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Champaign.

UIUC graduate students pay an average of $17,823 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UIUC also took the #3 spot in our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois rankings.

Read full report on Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Out of the 3 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Chicago landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UIC are $17,277 per year.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of Illinois at Chicago Report

#3

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The excellent master’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in Illinois. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

UChicago graduate students pay an average of $63,936 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

UChicago also made our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #2.

Read full report on Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of Chicago

Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 206
Michigan 320
Ohio 397
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 3 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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