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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States 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.

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.

The Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 9 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

Check out the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Plains States Region .

Our 2023 rankings named Oglala Lakota College the most popular school in the Plains States Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their associate degree. Located in the remote area of Kyle, Oglala Lakota College is a public school with a small student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#2

Leech Lake Tribal College

Cass Lake, MN

The in-demand associate degree programs at Leech Lake Tribal College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the rural area of Cass Lake, Leech Lake Tribal College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 57% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Little Priest Tribal 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 Plains States Region . Little Priest Tribal College is a fairly small public school located in the rural area of Winnebago.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Nebraska Indian Community College is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their associate degree. NICC is a small public school located in the rural area of Macy.

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Out of the 9 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nueta Hidatsa Sahnish College landed the # 4 spot on the list. NHSC is a small public school located in the rural area of New Town.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sisseton Wahpeton College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Sisseton Wahpeton College is a small public school located in the rural area of Sisseton.

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#7

Sinte Gleska University

Mission, SD

Sinte Gleska University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the remote area of Mission, Sinte Gleska University is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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Cankdeska Cikana Community College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the rural area of Fort Totten, CCCC is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Sitting Bull College

Fort Yates, ND

Sitting Bull College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the remote area of Fort Yates, Sitting Bull College is a public college with a small student population.

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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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 119
Minnesota 235
Iowa 160
South Dakota 47
Missouri 160
Nebraska 43
North Dakota 17

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 9 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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