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

71 Colleges
$35,041 Avg Salary
$24,013 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 71 schools in the Plains States 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Missouri - Columbia to be the most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a degree in the Plains States Region . Located in the city of Columbia, Mizzou is a public college with a fairly large student population.

On average, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduates from Mizzou take out $23,375 in student loans while working on their degree. For students who choose a 10-year repayment plan, the average monthly student loan payment is $425.

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#2

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Iowa. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Iowa accumulate an average of around $25,464 in student debt. This translates to an average monthly loan payment of $453, based on a 10-year repayment plan.

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#3

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Kansas. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. KU is a very large public school located in the city of Lawrence.

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Out of the 71 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 4 spot on the list. WUSTL is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#5

St Olaf College

Northfield, MN

Out of the 71 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, St Olaf College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Northfield, St. Olaf is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at St. Olaf accumulate an average of around $23,000 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #6, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public school located in the large city of Minneapolis.

While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at UMN Twin Cities accumulate an average of around $22,491 in student debt.

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Oglala Lakota College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the rural area of Kyle, Oglala Lakota College is a public school with a small student population.

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Iowa State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the small city of Ames, Iowa State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Iowa State accumulate an average of around $27,000 in student debt.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a fairly large student population.

While working on their degree, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at Minnesota State Mankato accumulate an average of around $21,500 in student debt.

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With a ranking of #10, Haskell Indian Nations University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Haskell is a fairly small public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

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University of Minnesota - Duluth came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public college with a medium-sized 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 Plains States Region award.

Rank College Location
12 University of Nebraska at Omaha Omaha, NE
12 Carleton College Northfield, MN
14 Saint Louis University Saint Louis, MO

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 Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 119
Minnesota 235
Iowa 160
South Dakota 47
Missouri 160
Nebraska 43
North Dakota 17

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 28 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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