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2023 Most Popular Online Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools

45 Colleges
$31,881 Avg Salary
$22,102 Avg Student Debt

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies is the #30 most popular major in the country with 16,243 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Online Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 45 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Online Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College the most popular online school in the United States for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Perkinston.

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Out of the 45 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maryland Global Campus landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMGC is a very large public school located in the suburb of Adelphi.

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The excellent online programs at The Graduate Center, CUNY helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the United States. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Niagara County Community College is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students pursuing an online degree. Niagara County Community College is a small public school located in the rural area of Sanborn.

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The excellent online programs at Kapiolani Community 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 United States. Kapiolani CC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Honolulu.

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University of Alaska Fairbanks ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Online Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools list. Located in the suburb of Fairbanks, UAF is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Central Florida did quite well on this year’s best schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. UCF is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Orlando.

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Piedmont International University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Piedmont International University is a fairly small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Winston-Salem.

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#6

University of Maine

Orono, ME

With a ranking of #6, University of Maine did quite well on this year’s best schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. UMaine is a large public school located in the small suburb of Orono.

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With a ranking of #10, Arizona State University - Skysong did quite well on this year’s best schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the midsize city of Scottsdale, ASU - Skysong is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors at ASU - Skysong take out an average of $18,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Online Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools award.

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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 33 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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