If you're seeking a degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #30 one in the country in terms of popularity.As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Virginia to determine which ones were the best for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 237 degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies annually.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in Virginia ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
Gain a rich foundation of knowledge ranging from early history to modern times with this online bachelor's degree in history from Southern New Hampshire University.
Best Schools for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies in Virginia
Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies degree levels they offer.
Top Virginia Schools in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
William & Mary is a wonderful choice for students interested in a degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Located in the suburb of Williamsburg, William & Mary is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Degree recipients from the area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies program at William & Mary get $19,192 above the typical college graduate in this field shortly after graduation.
Virginia Commonwealth University is a good decision for students interested in a degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Located in the city of Richmond, VCU is a public university with a very large student population.
Students who graduate with their degree from the area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies program report average early career earnings of $33,303.
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).
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