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Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Plains States 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 Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 54 schools in the Plains States 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 analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a bachelor’s degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the midsize city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 64% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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Out of the 54 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 2 spot on the list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

About 77% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 23% are male.

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#3

St Olaf College

Northfield, MN

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at St Olaf College 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 Plains States Region . Located in the town of Northfield, St. Olaf is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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

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#4

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at University of Kansas 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 Plains States Region . KU is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

Women make up 73% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Minnesota - Twin Cities. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. UMN Twin Cities is a fairly large public school located in the city of Minneapolis.

Women make up 85% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#6

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

With a ranking of #6, University of Iowa did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Of the 32 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Iowa, 31% are male and 69% are female.

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Iowa State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a very large student population.

About 85% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 15% are male.

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With a ranking of #8, University of Minnesota - Duluth 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 small city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 22 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at UMN Duluth, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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Haskell Indian Nations University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Haskell is a fairly small public school located in the city of Lawrence.

Women make up 73% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#10

Carleton College

Northfield, MN

Carleton College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Bachelor’s Degree Schools in the Plains States Region list. Carleton is a small private not-for-profit school located in the distant town of Northfield.

Women make up 95% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 119
Minnesota 235
Iowa 160
South Dakota 47
Missouri 160
Nebraska 43
North Dakota 17

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.

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