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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master's Degree 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 Master's Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which master'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 master's degree.

Our analysis found Indiana University - Bloomington to be the most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Bloomington, IU Bloomington is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 54% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 46% are male.

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#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The in-demand master’s degree programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the large city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 47% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Ohio University - Athens Campus is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. OHIO Athens is a fairly large public school located in the town of Athens.

About 65% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 35% are male.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 4 spot on the list. UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Of the 15 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at UW - Madison, 13% are male and 87% are female.

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Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign landed the # 5 spot on the list. UIUC is a very large public school located in the city of Champaign.

About 50% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Out of the 22 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, DePaul University landed the # 5 spot on the list. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

About 93% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 7% are male.

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Northeastern Illinois University landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular master’s degree area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the large city of Chicago, Northeastern Illinois University is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Northeastern Illinois University, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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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 master’s degree. It came in at #7 on the list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

About 45% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 55% are male.

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With a ranking of #9, Ohio State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. Ohio State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Columbus.

Of the 10 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Ohio State, 30% are male and 70% are female.

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With a ranking of #10, University of Illinois at Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their master’s degree. Located in the large city of Chicago, UIC is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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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 22 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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