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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Associate Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Associate Degree 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.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 149 schools in the United States to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies program at each school on the list.

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

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

Of the 152 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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#2

Coastline Community College

Fountain Valley, CA

Out of the 149 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastline Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Coastline Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Fountain Valley.

Of the 107 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Coastline Community College, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Mt. San Antonio College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the United States. Located in the suburb of Walnut, Mt. SAC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 92% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#4

Sierra College

Rocklin, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sierra College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Associate Degree Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Rocklin, Sierra College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 78% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 22% are male.

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#5

Citrus College

Glendora, CA

Out of the 149 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Citrus College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Citrus College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Glendora.

Of the 25 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Citrus College, 56% are male and 44% are female.

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#6

City College of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

With a ranking of #6, City College of San Francisco did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their associate degree. City College of San Francisco is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

Women make up 71% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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Windward Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Associate Degree Schools list. Windward CC is a small public school located in the midsize suburb of Kaneohe.

Women make up 70% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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Oglala Lakota College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the rural area of Kyle, Oglala Lakota College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 23 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Oglala Lakota College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#9

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

Santa Rosa Junior College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Associate Degree Schools list. SRJC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Rosa.

Women make up 86% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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Borough of Manhattan Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the large city of New York, BMCC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at BMCC, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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Los Angeles Mission College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking. Los Angeles Mission College is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Sylmar.

About 65% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 35% are male.

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#12

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

Nassau Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #12 on the list. Nassau Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Garden City.

About 89% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 11% are male.

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With a ranking of #13, University of Hawaii Maui College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their associate degree. UH Maui College is a small public school located in the small city of Kahului.

Of the 18 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at UH Maui College, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#13

Laney College

Oakland, CA

Laney College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Oakland, Laney College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 83% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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Community College of Baltimore County landed the #15 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. CCBC is a large public school located in the suburb of Baltimore.

Women make up 80% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#16

Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, CA

Diablo Valley College landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the suburb of Pleasant Hill, Diablo Valley is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 93% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 7% are male.

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College of the Muscogee Nation landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. College of the Muscogee Nation is a small public school located in the rural area of Okmulgee.

Of the 14 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at College of the Muscogee Nation, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#18

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

With a ranking of #18, Santa Ana College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 12 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at SAC, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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#19

Santa Monica College

Santa Monica, CA

Santa Monica College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #19 on the list. SMC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Santa Monica.

About 73% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 27% are male.

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#20

Fresno City College

Fresno, CA

Fresno City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Fresno City College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Fresno.

About 70% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 30% are male.

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#20

Contra Costa College

San Pablo, CA

Contra Costa College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the large suburb of San Pablo, CCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 60% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#20

Foothill College

Los Altos Hills, CA

Foothill College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a associate degree. It came in at #20 on the list. Located in the suburb of Los Altos Hills, Foothill College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 60% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#20

San Diego City College

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #20, San Diego City College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of San Diego, San Diego City College is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at San Diego City College, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
24 Kapiolani Community College Honolulu, HI
24 East Los Angeles College Monterey Park, CA
24 Gavilan College Gilroy, CA
24 West Valley College Saratoga, CA
24 Leeward Community College Pearl City, HI
24 San Diego Mesa College San Diego, CA
24 Monterey Peninsula College Monterey, CA
24 Chabot College Hayward, CA
24 Evergreen Valley College San Jose, CA

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies by Region

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Region
Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 32 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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