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2022 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Associate Degree Schools

2 Colleges in the United States
667 Associate Degrees
You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue an Associate Degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. It is ranked #36 out of 38 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Associate Degree Schools ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 667 associate degrees in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies during the 2019-2020 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

Average Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of associate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their associate degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

  • Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students as compared to other majors.
  • Major Demand - The number of area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
  • Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
  • Student Debt - How much debt area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students go into to obtain their associate 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, and gender studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their associate degree.

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Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies in the United States

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies.

Top Schools for an Associate in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

#1

Oglala Lakota College

Kyle, SD
Master's Degree Highest Degree Type
23 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies needs to look into Oglala Lakota College. Located in the rural area of Kyle, Oglala Lakota College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Oglala Lakota College

#2

Western Nevada College

Carson City, NV
Associate Degree Highest Degree Type
13 Annual Graduates

Western Nevada College is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. Located in the small city of Carson City, WNC is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies from Western Nevada College

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies by Region

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

Major Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies 451
Area Studies 216

Related Major Annual Graduates
Social Sciences 25,728
Education 16,359
Psychology 16,204
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 9,273
Communication & Journalism 9,017
History 2,502
Library Science 202

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.

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