2025 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools in New York

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. It is ranked #30 out of 37 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools in New York ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 257 master's degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies to qualified students.

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students go into to obtain their master's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies related body.

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students working on their master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools in New York list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies in New York

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students seeking a a master's degree.

Top New York Schools for a Master's in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

1

Columbia University in the City of New York
New York, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

76 Annual Graduates

Columbia University in the City of New York is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Columbia University in the City of New York

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New York University
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

84 Annual Graduates

New York University is a good option for individuals pursuing a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Located in the city of New York, NYU is a private not-for-profit university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from New York University

Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	34	9
New Jersey	32	26
Maryland	32	8
District of Columbia	32	120
Delaware	24	7

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Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Majors to Study

Major	Annual Graduates
Area Studies	172
Ethnic Studies	85

Majors Similar to Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	2,442
Communication & Journalism	1,887
English Language & Literature	767
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	364
History	329
Theology & Religious Vocations	309
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	279
Philosophy & Religious Studies	249
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	101

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.