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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region

69 Colleges
$33,983 Avg Salary
$21,352 Avg Student Debt

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

The Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 69 schools in the New England 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors pursuing a .

#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 degree in the New England Region . Located in the midsize city of Cambridge, Harvard is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Brown University

Providence, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Brown University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Providence.

After completing their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from Brown carry an average student debt load of $15,275.

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#3

Yale University

New Haven, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Yale University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

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#4

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Wesleyan University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Region list. Wesleyan U is a small private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Middletown.

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#5

Brandeis University

Waltham, MA

Out of the 69 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Brandeis University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors at Brandeis take out an average of $26,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#6

Dartmouth College

Hanover, NH

Dartmouth College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the remote town of Hanover, Dartmouth 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 Dartmouth carry an average student debt load of $14,521.

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#7

Smith College

Northampton, MA

Smith College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the suburb of Northampton, Smith is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Smith accumulate an average of around $19,000 in student debt.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

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#9

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

Bowdoin 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 #9 on the list. Located in the town of Brunswick, Bowdoin is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Bowdoin accumulate an average of around $19,500 in student debt.

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#10

Wellesley College

Wellesley, MA

With a ranking of #10, Wellesley College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Wellesley is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Wellesley.

On average, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from Wellesley take out $9,725 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
11 University of Massachusetts - Boston Boston, MA
12 University of Connecticut Storrs, CT
13 Boston University Boston, MA

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 New England region.

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 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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