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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree Schools

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Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor'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 Doctor's Degree Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 71 schools in the United States to see which doctor's degree programs were the most popular 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 doctor's degree.

Our analysis found Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary to be the most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a doctor’s degree in the United States. Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort-Worth.

Of the 71 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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#2

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Out of the 71 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Harvard University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 44% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

Out of the 71 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Arizona landed the # 3 spot on the list. University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the city of Tucson.

Women make up 37% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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The in-demand doctor’s degree programs at The University of Texas at Austin 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 United States. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large 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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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Claremont Graduate University is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their doctor’s degree. Claremont Graduate University is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Claremont.

About 89% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 11% are male.

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Out of the 71 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Indiana University - Bloomington landed the # 5 spot on the list. IU Bloomington is a very large public school located in the small city of Bloomington.

Women make up 67% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#7

Brown University

Providence, RI

Brown 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 doctor’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

Of the 8 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Brown, 75% are male and 25% are female.

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#8

William & Mary

Williamsburg, VA

William & Mary came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. William & Mary is a moderately-sized public school located in the small suburb of Williamsburg.

Of the 7 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at William & Mary, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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#8

New York University

New York, NY

New York University landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular doctor’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 86% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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University of Illinois at Chicago came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools ranking. UIC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 86% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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University of Michigan - Ann Arbor did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a doctor’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public school with a very large student population.

Of the 7 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at U-M, 14% are male and 86% are female.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor’s Degree Schools list. BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

Women make up 57% 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 that almost earned our Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree Schools award.

Rank College Location
13 University of New Mexico - Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
14 Howard University Washington, DC
14 Princeton University Princeton, NJ
14 University of California - Davis Davis, CA
14 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI
14 Ohio State University - Main Campus Columbus, OH
14 Tulane University of Louisiana New Orleans, LA

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies by Region

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New England
Rocky Mountains
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Southwest
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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 27 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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