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

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Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master'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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 New England Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in the New England 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.

Check out the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies master's degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the New England Region .

#1

Harvard University

Cambridge, MA

Our analysis found Harvard University to be the most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a master’s degree in the New England Region . Located in the city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 56 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Harvard, 46% are male and 54% are female.

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#2

Yale University

New Haven, CT

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Yale University 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 New England Region . Located in the city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 71% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#3

Brown University

Providence, RI

The in-demand master’s degree programs at Brown University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the New England Region . Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Providence.

About 62% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 38% are male.

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Out of the 16 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Massachusetts - Boston landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Boston, UMass Boston is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 33% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Massachusetts Amherst. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 63% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#6

Boston University

Boston, MA

Boston University ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the large city of Boston, Boston U is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 83% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#7

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Brandeis University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a medium-sized student population.

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#8

Simmons University

Boston, MA

Simmons 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 master’s degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Simmons is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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University of Connecticut 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Southern Connecticut State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Master’s Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. SCSU is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 114
Maine 110
Rhode Island 152
Massachusetts 699
Connecticut 329
Vermont 61

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 16 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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