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

27 Colleges
$30,363 Avg Salary
$25,844 Avg Student Debt

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

With 405 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies is the #31 most popular major in Illinois.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 27 schools in Illinois 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 Illinois.

#1

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named University of Chicago the most popular school in Illinois for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. 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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The excellent programs at University of Illinois at Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors at UIC take out an average of $22,506 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Northwestern University is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Illinois list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

After completing their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from UIUC carry an average student debt load of $20,000.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Illinois list. DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average amount in student loans that area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at DePaul take out is $27,000.

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Northeastern Illinois University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Illinois list. Located in the large city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

After completing their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from Northeastern Illinois University carry an average student debt load of $41,250.

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Illinois State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Illinois ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Normal, Illinois State is a public school with a very large student population.

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With a ranking of #8, Loyola University Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Loyola Chicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

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#9

Lake Forest College

Lake Forest, IL

Lake Forest College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Illinois list. Lake Forest is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Lake Forest.

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#10

Aurora University

Aurora, IL

With a ranking of #10, Aurora University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the large suburb of Aurora, Aurora is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

After completing their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from Aurora carry an average student debt load of $23,150.

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Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 206
Michigan 320
Ohio 397
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 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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