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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor's 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.

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 the Middle Atlantic Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 131 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors pursuing a bachelor's degree.

Our analysis found Columbia University in the City of New York to be the most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Middle Atlantic Region . Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

Women make up 58% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#2

Brooklyn College

Brooklyn, NY

Out of the 131 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brooklyn College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Brooklyn College is a large public school located in the large city of Brooklyn.

Of the 71 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Brooklyn College, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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#3

Fordham University

Bronx, NY

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Fordham University 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 Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large city of Bronx, Fordham U is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

About 76% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 24% are male.

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#4

New York University

New York, NY

Out of the 131 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, New York University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#5

Cornell University

Ithaca, NY

Out of the 131 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Cornell University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Ithaca, Cornell is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 40% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Maryland - College Park 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 Middle Atlantic Region . UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of College Park.

About 58% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 42% are male.

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University of Maryland Global Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. UMGC is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Adelphi.

About 37% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 63% are male.

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#8

Barnard College

New York, NY

Barnard 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 #8 on the list. Barnard is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of New York.

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#8

University at Albany

Albany, NY

University at Albany 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 #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Albany, UAlbany is a public school with a 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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#10

American University

Washington, DC

American University landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the city of Washington, The American University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 44 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at The American University, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#11

Binghamton University

Vestal, NY

With a ranking of #11, Binghamton 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. Binghamton University is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Vestal.

Women make up 74% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#12

George Washington University

Washington, DC

George Washington 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 #12 on the list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Of the 40 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at GWU, 23% are male and 78% are female.

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#12

Georgetown University

Washington, DC

With a ranking of #12, Georgetown 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. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Of the 40 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Georgetown, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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#14

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a very large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#15

Towson University

Towson, MD

With a ranking of #15, Towson 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. Towson is a very large public school located in the small city of Towson.

Of the 36 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Towson, 25% are male and 75% are female.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 77% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#17

Lehman College

Bronx, NY

Lehman 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 #17 on the list. Located in the city of Bronx, Lehman is a public college with a large student population.

About 82% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 18% are male.

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#17

SUNY New Paltz

New Paltz, NY

SUNY New Paltz ranked #17 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. SUNY New Paltz is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of New Paltz.

Of the 33 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at SUNY New Paltz, 21% are male and 79% are female.

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#17

Princeton University

Princeton, NJ

Princeton 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 #17 on the list. Princeton is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Princeton.

Of the 33 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Princeton, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies students in the Middle Atlantic Region that almost earned our Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region award.

Rank College Location
20 University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia, PA
21 Dickinson College Carlisle, PA
21 University of Delaware Newark, DE
23 Bucknell University Lewisburg, PA
24 University of Maryland - Baltimore County Baltimore, MD
24 Rutgers University - New Brunswick New Brunswick, NJ
26 Hobart and William Smith Colleges Geneva, NY

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 Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 159
Pennsylvania 410
New York 1,298
Maryland 236
Delaware 38
District of Columbia 302

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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