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Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

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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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. This report analyzed 25 schools in the Southwest Region to see which ones were the most popular associate degree programs 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 analysis found College of the Muscogee Nation to be the most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southwest Region . College of the Muscogee Nation is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Okmulgee.

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

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#2

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Juan College is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their associate degree. SJC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Farmington.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development 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 Southwest Region . Institute of American Indian Arts is a small public school located in the rural area of Santa Fe.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Central New Mexico Community 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 Southwest Region . CNM is a large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Northern New Mexico College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Espanola, Northern New Mexico College is a public school with a small student population.

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#5

Bacone College

Muskogee, OK

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Bacone College is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Muskogee, Bacone College is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly small student population.

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South Texas College

McAllen, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of McAllen.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their associate degree. NEO A&M College is a small public school located in the town of Miami.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glendale Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. Glendale Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Glendale.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona Western College landed the # 5 spot on the list. AWC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Yuma.

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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 Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 171
Texas 946
New Mexico 105
Oklahoma 94

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 25 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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