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

14 Colleges
$32,286 Avg Salary
$25,977 Avg Student Debt

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

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies is the #24 most popular major in Connecticut with 329 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

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 Connecticut ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Connecticut 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors pursuing a .

#1

Yale University

New Haven, CT

Our 2023 rankings named Yale University the most popular school in Connecticut for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Yale is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of New Haven.

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#2

Wesleyan University

Middletown, CT

The excellent programs at Wesleyan University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in Connecticut. Located in the city of Middletown, Wesleyan U is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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The excellent programs at University of Connecticut helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in Connecticut. UCONN is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Storrs.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors at UCONN take out an average of $27,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#4

Trinity College

Hartford, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Trinity College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the midsize city of Hartford, Trinity Bantams is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#5

Connecticut College

New London, CT

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Connecticut College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Connecticut list. Located in the small city of New London, Conn College 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 Conn College accumulate an average of around $20,861 in student debt.

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#6

Fairfield University

Fairfield, CT

Fairfield University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Fairfield U is a medium-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Fairfield.

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Northwestern Connecticut Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the town of Winsted, NCCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Southern Connecticut State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the city of New Haven, SCSU is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Eastern Connecticut State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the fringe town of Willimantic, ECSU is a public college with a small student population.

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Three Rivers Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Connecticut ranking. Located in the small city of Norwich, Three Rivers Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Most Popular Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 114
Maine 110
Rhode Island 152
Massachusetts 699
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

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 14 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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