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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Rhode Island

6 Colleges
$31,967 Avg Salary
$20,592 Avg Student Debt

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

In 2020-2021, 152 degrees and certificates were awarded to area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who went to a Rhode Island college or university. This makes it the #27 most popular major in the state.

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.

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 Rhode Island to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Rhode Island 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

Brown University

Providence, RI

Our 2023 rankings named Brown University the most popular school in Rhode Island for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. 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.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Brown University Report

The excellent programs at University of Rhode Island helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in Rhode Island. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public school with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at URI accumulate an average of around $25,000 in student debt.

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#3

Providence College

Providence, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Providence College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Rhode Island list. Providence is a small private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Providence.

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#4

Rhode Island College

Providence, RI

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Rhode Island College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the large suburb of Providence, RIC is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors at RIC take out an average of $21,500 in student loans while working on their egree.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Rhode Island College Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Roger Williams University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Rhode Island list. Located in the large suburb of Bristol, RWU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Read full report on Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Roger Williams University

#6

Salve Regina University

Newport, RI

Salve Regina University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Rhode Island ranking. Salve Regina is a small private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Newport.

Read full report on Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at Salve Regina University

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

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State Degrees Awarded
New Hampshire 114
Maine 110
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 6 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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