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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

17 Colleges
$55,764 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$33,983 Avg Salary

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 17 schools in the New England Region to see which ones offered the best value 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.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

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

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

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

#1

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

Our analysis found Bowdoin College to be the best value school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a degree in the New England Region . Located in the fringe town of Brunswick, Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Bowdoin undergraduate students pay an average of $58,322 in tuition and fees each year. While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Bowdoin accumulate an average of around $19,500 in student debt.

Bowdoin also took the #2 spot in our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region rankings.

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#2

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Dartmouth College is a great value for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Dartmouth are $60,648 a year. While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Dartmouth accumulate an average of around $14,521 in student debt.

Dartmouth did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region list.

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#3

Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wellesley College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Wellesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wellesley.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wellesley are $60,752 per year. After completing their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from Wellesley carry an average student debtload of $9,725.

Wellesley also claimed a spot on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#4

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Brown are $62,304 a year. The average amount in student loans that area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Brown take out is $15,275.

Brown also made our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #5.

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#5

Amherst College

Amherst, MA

The excellent programs at Amherst College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the New England Region . Amherst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Amherst are $61,150 a year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Amherst also is in the top 5% of our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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#6

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Yale University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Yale are $59,950 a year.

Yale also claimed a spot on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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#7

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

Trinity College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Hartford.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Trinity Bantams are $61,370 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Trinity Bantams is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region list.

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#8

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Brandeis are $60,006 per year. Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors at Brandeis take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Brandeis also is in the top 20% of our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking.

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#9

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

Middlebury College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Middlebury is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Middlebury.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Middlebury are $59,770 per year. The average amount in student loans that area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Middlebury take out is $9,148.

Middlebury excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region list.

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$58,180 Average Tuition & Fees

Wheaton College Massachusetts came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking. Wheaton College Massachusetts is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Norton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Wheaton College Massachusetts are $58,180 per year. After completing their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from Wheaton College Massachusetts carry an average student debtload of $25,000.

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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 17 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.

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