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

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

In 2020-2021, 110 degrees and certificates were awarded to area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

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

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 Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 5 schools in Maine 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

#1

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

Our analysis found Bowdoin College to be the most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Maine. Bowdoin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the fringe town of Brunswick.

Women make up 71% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#2

Bates College

Lewiston, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bates College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Located in the city of Lewiston, Bates is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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

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#3

Colby College

Waterville, ME

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colby College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Maine list. Colby is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Waterville.

Of the 18 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Colby, 22% are male and 78% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Southern Maine is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

University of Maine

Orono, ME

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Maine helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in Maine. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 75% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the New England Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 114
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

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 5 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.

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