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

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

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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

With 405 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies is the #31 most popular major in Illinois.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Illinois to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 26 schools in Illinois to see which ones were the most popular bachelor's 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.

Check out the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Illinois.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Illinois at Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 88% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 12% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. UIUC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Champaign.

About 68% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 33% are male.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

Women make up 78% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#4

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Chicago. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

About 75% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 25% are male.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means DePaul University is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Of the 22 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at DePaul, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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Loyola University Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Loyola Chicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

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#6

Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, IL

With a ranking of #6, Lake Forest College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Lake Forest is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Lake Forest.

About 64% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 36% are male.

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With a ranking of #6, Northeastern Illinois 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 city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#9

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

With a ranking of #9, Aurora 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 Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Knox College

Galesburg, IL

Knox 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 bachelor’s degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Knox is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Galesburg.

About 71% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 29% are male.

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Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 206
Michigan 320
Ohio 397
Wisconsin 191

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 26 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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