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

5 Colleges
$46,244 Avg Salary
$19,500 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, 110 degrees and certificates were awarded to area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #23 most popular major in the state.

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Maine to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in Maine 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

Bowdoin College

Brunswick, ME

Our analysis found Bowdoin College to be the most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a degree in Maine. Bowdoin is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Brunswick.

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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#2

Bates College

Lewiston, ME

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Bates College is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the city of Lewiston, Bates is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

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#3

Colby College

Waterville, ME

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Colby College is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Colby is a small private not-for-profit school located in the remote town of Waterville.

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#4

University of Maine

Orono, ME

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Southern Maine. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Maine list. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a medium-sized 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
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

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 5 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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