2025 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studiesbachelor's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #26 out of the 38 majors we look at each year. While this may limit the number of schools that offer the degree program, there are still top-quality ones to be found.

College Factual reviewed 2 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 158 bachelor's degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their bachelor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. After all, your bachelor's degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• 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 easy is it for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor's degree.
• 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 schools for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

More Ways to Rank Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Georgia list, to help you choose the best school for you.

To further help you make the college decision, we've developed a unique tool called College Combat that allows you to compare schools based on the factors that matter the most to you. Go ahead and give it a try, or bookmark the link so you can check it out later.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies in Georgia

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

Top Georgia Schools for a Bachelor's in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

1

Emory University
Atlanta, GA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

56 Annual Graduates

Emory University is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Emory is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta.More information about a bachelor’s in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Emory University

2

Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Georgia State University is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Georgia State is a fairly large public university located in the city of Atlanta.More information about a bachelor’s in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Georgia State University

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
North Carolina	34	430
Mississippi	34	4
Florida	34	207
Virginia	34	242
Alabama	33	29
West Virginia	32	4
Tennessee	32	70
South Carolina	32	141
Kentucky	31	79
Louisiana	31	17
Arkansas	30	0

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

Major	Annual Graduates
Area Studies	88
Ethnic Studies	70

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	3,107
Communication & Journalism	2,560
English Language & Literature	815
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	538
History	533
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	501
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	493
Philosophy & Religious Studies	270
Theology & Religious Vocations	135

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.