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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Hawaii

11 Colleges
$29,710 Avg Salary
$23,064 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies School for You

In 2020-2021, 210 degrees and certificates were awarded to area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who went to a Hawaii college or university. This makes it the #15 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 Schools in Hawaii to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in Hawaii to see which 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.

Check out the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Hawaii.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Hawaii at Manoa the most popular school in Hawaii for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. UH Manoa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Honolulu.

The average amount in student loans that area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at UH Manoa take out is $23,064.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Hawaii at Hilo. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Hawaii list. Located in the remote town of Hilo, UH Hilo is a public college with a small student population.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Windward Community College is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the midsize suburb of Kaneohe, Windward CC is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Hawaii Maui College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in Hawaii. Located in the small city of Kahului, UH Maui College is a public college with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at Brigham Young University - Hawaii helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in Hawaii. Located in the town of Laie, BYU - H is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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Kapiolani Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the city of Honolulu, Kapiolani CC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#6

Leeward Community College

Pearl City, HI

With a ranking of #6, Leeward Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the large suburb of Pearl City, Leeward CC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Honolulu Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Hawaii ranking. Honolulu CC is a small public school located in the city of Honolulu.

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Hawaii Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Hawaii list. Hawaii CC is a small public school located in the remote town of Hilo.

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With a ranking of #10, Kauai Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the town of Lihue, Kauai CC is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,541
Washington 421
Oregon 189
Nevada 35
Alaska 12

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 11 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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