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

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.

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

#1

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bowdoin are $58,322 per 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Bowdoin is ranked #2 for overall quality for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies in the New England Region .

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#2

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Out of the 17 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Dartmouth College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

Dartmouth undergraduate students pay an average of $60,648 in tuition and fees each 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.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, Dartmouth is ranked #3 for overall quality for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies in the New England Region .

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#3

Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Wellesley College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s 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

The excellent programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the New England Region . Brown is a large private not-for-profit school located in the 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 did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region list.

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#5

Amherst College

Amherst, MA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Amherst College is a great value for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Amherst is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Amherst.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Amherst are $61,150 per 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 ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Yale undergraduate students pay an average of $59,950 in tuition and fees each 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 did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. It came in at #7 on the list. Trinity Bantams is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Hartford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Trinity Bantams are $61,370 per year.

Trinity Bantams 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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#8

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-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.

Brandeis also claimed a spot on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.

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#9

Middlebury College

Middlebury, VT

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

Middlebury undergraduate students pay an average of $59,770 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Middlebury take out is $9,148.

Middlebury also claimed a spot on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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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.

Wheaton College Massachusetts undergraduate students pay an average of $58,180 in tuition and fees each 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 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.

  • 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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