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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 32 schools in the Southwest 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named The University of Texas at Austin the most popular school in the Southwest Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Located in the city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 100 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at UT Austin, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort-Worth.

Women make up 21% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Arizona is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Arizona is a very large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Of the 68 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at University of Arizona, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of New Mexico - Main Campus helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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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Out of the 32 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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With a ranking of #6, University of Oklahoma Norman Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

Of the 22 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at University of Oklahoma, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, The University of Texas at San Antonio 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 San Antonio, UTSA is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at UTSA, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#8

Rice University

Houston, TX

With a ranking of #8, Rice 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 Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 20 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Rice, 35% are male and 65% are female.

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#9

Texas Christian University

Fort Worth, TX

Texas Christian University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Southwest Region list. TCU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Fort Worth.

About 88% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 13% are male.

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#10

University of Houston

Houston, TX

University of Houston 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. UH is a very large public school located in the city of Houston.

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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Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 171
Texas 946
New Mexico 105
Oklahoma 94

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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