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

10 Colleges
$42,527 Avg Salary
$23,375 Avg Student Debt

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

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies is the #33 most popular major in Missouri with 160 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

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 Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Missouri 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Missouri - Columbia the most popular school in Missouri for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. Mizzou is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Missouri list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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#3

Saint Louis University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Saint Louis University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Missouri list. Located in the city of Saint Louis, SLU is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Missouri - St Louis. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Missouri list. UMSL is a large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#5

Webster University

Saint Louis, MO

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Webster University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Missouri list. Webster is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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Out of the 10 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public college with a large student population.

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#7

Cottey College

Nevada, MO

Cottey College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Missouri ranking. Cottey College is a small private not-for-profit school located in the town of Nevada.

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University of Central Missouri ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Missouri list. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.

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Missouri Southern State University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Schools in Missouri ranking. Missouri Southern is a small public school located in the small city of Joplin.

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#8

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

Columbia College 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 #8 on the list. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Most Popular Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 119
Minnesota 235
Iowa 160
South Dakota 47
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

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 10 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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