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

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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

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.

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 62 schools in the New England 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.

#1

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

Our analysis found Wesleyan University to be the most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the New England Region . Wesleyan U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Middletown.

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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#2

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Brandeis University 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 New England Region . Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 62% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Brown University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

Women make up 69% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#4

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Dartmouth College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

About 56% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 44% are male.

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#5

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Out of the 62 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Yale University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 66 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Yale, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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#6

Smith College

Northampton, MA

With a ranking of #6, Smith 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. Located in the suburb of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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#7

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

Bowdoin 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 #7 on the list. Located in the fringe town of Brunswick, Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Of the 56 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Bowdoin, 29% are male and 71% are female.

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#8

Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA

With a ranking of #8, Wellesley 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. Wellesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Wellesley.

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#9

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Harvard University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 69% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Massachusetts - Boston 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 Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
12 Middlebury College Middlebury, VT

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 New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 114
Maine 110
Rhode Island 152
Massachusetts 699
Connecticut 329
Vermont 61

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 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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