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

64 Colleges
$31,742 Avg Salary
$22,986 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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 64 schools in the Southwest Region 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 .

Our analysis found Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary to be the most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Southwest Region . Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Fort-Worth.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The University of Texas at Austin. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public school with a fairly large student population.

After completing their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from UT Austin carry an average student debt load of $21,571. The average monthly payment of a loan this size is about $268, assuming that the borrower is on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

University of Arizona

Tucson, AZ

The excellent programs at University of Arizona helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Southwest Region . University of Arizona is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Tucson.

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies majors at University of Arizona take out an average of $24,919 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average amount in student loans that area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at UNM take out is $21,809.

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Out of the 64 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Arizona State University - Tempe landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public school with a very large student population.

On average, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from ASU - Tempe take out $18,500 in student loans while working on their degree.

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Southeastern Oklahoma State University came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Southeastern Oklahoma State University is a medium-sized public school located in the town of Durant.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the suburb of Norman.

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The University of Texas at San Antonio landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the large city of San Antonio, UTSA is a public school with a fairly large student population.

On average, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from UTSA take out $36,998 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#9

Rice University

Houston, TX

Rice University 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 large city of Houston, Rice is a private not-for-profit school with a moderately-sized student population.

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The University of Texas at El Paso ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of El Paso, UTEP is a public college with a very large student population.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
12 College of the Muscogee Nation Okmulgee, OK

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

Explore the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 171
Texas 946
New Mexico 105
Oklahoma 94

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 26 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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