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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

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$30,443 Avg Salary
$21,933 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 421 degrees and certificates were awarded to area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who went to a Washington college or university. This makes it the #26 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Washington to see which bachelor's 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 Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Washington - Seattle Campus the most popular school in Washington for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Seattle, UW Seattle is a public school with a very large student population.

About 72% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 28% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Western Washington University is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. WWU is a large public school located in the city of Bellingham.

Women make up 79% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Seattle Pacific University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. SPU is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Seattle.

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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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. UW Tacoma is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Tacoma.

About 68% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 32% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Washington - Bothell Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. UW Bothell is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bothell.

Of the 18 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at UW Bothell, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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Eastern Washington University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the fringe town of Cheney, EWU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 69% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 31% are male.

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University of Puget Sound came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Puget Sound is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Tacoma.

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

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With a ranking of #8, Pacific Lutheran University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large suburb of Tacoma, PLU is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at PLU, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Central Washington University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the distant town of Ellensburg, CWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 63% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 38% are male.

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Washington State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Wazzu is a very large public school located in the distant town of Pullman.

Of the 7 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Wazzu, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,541
Oregon 189
Hawaii 210
Nevada 35
Alaska 12

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 14 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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