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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region

121 Colleges
$31,473 Avg Salary
$24,906 Avg Student Debt

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies was ranked #30 in the country. In fact 16,243 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 121 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones were the most popular 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 Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Wisconsin - Madison the most popular school in the Great Lakes Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. UW - Madison is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

The average amount in student loans that area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at UW - Madison take out is $22,968.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Michigan - Ann Arbor is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. U-M is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.

After completing their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from U-M carry an average student debt load of $17,218.

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The excellent programs at Ohio University - Athens Campus helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Indiana University - Bloomington is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the small city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Miami University - Oxford helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Oxford.

The average amount in student loans that area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Miami University - Oxford take out is $23,218.

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#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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University of Illinois at Chicago landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public college with a very large student population.

The average amount in student loans that area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at UIC take out is $22,506.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.

After completing their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from UWM carry an average student debt load of $26,497.

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Ohio State University - Main Campus 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 #9 on the list. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Columbus.

After completing their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from Ohio State carry an average student debt load of $27,000.

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#10

Oberlin College

Oberlin, OH

Oberlin College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the town of Oberlin, Oberlin is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors at Oberlin take out an average of $25,251 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#11

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University 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 #11 on the list. Northwestern is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Evanston.

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With a ranking of #12, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors at UIUC take out an average of $20,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#13

University of Notre Dame

Notre Dame, IN

With a ranking of #13, University of Notre Dame did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Notre Dame is a large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Notre Dame.

The average amount in student loans that area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Notre Dame take out is $19,500.

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University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire 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 #14 on the list. UW - Eau Claire is a fairly large public school located in the city of Eau Claire.

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#15

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

DePaul University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at DePaul accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #16, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the town of Bowling Green, BGSU is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Cincinnati - Main Campus landed the #17 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the city of Cincinnati, UC is a public college with a very large student population.

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University of Michigan - Dearborn came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. UM Dearborn is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Dearborn.

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Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies students in the Great Lakes Region that almost earned our Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.

Rank College Location
19 Northeastern Illinois University Chicago, IL
20 University of Wisconsin - Whitewater Whitewater, WI
21 Illinois State University Normal, IL
21 Wayne State University Detroit, MI
21 Purdue University - Main Campus West Lafayette, IN
24 Loyola University Chicago Chicago, IL
24 Kalamazoo College Kalamazoo, MI

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

Explore the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 206
Michigan 320
Ohio 397
Illinois 405
Wisconsin 191

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 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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