2025 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studiesmaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #30 out of the 37 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual looked at 5 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 455 master's degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Choosing a Great Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies School for Your Master's Degree

The area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies master's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies program can vary widely even among the top schools. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

The overall quality of a master's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking which itself looks at a host of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master's 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 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 master'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 master'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 colleges for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students working on their master's degree.

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

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 Master's Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies in the Middle Atlantic Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies.

Top Middle Atlantic Region Schools for a Master's in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

1

Georgetown University
Washington, DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

133 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Georgetown University if you wish to pursue a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Washington.More information about a master’s in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Georgetown University

2

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 a great choice for students interested in a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a master’s in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Columbia University in the City of New York

3

New York University
New York, NY

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

84 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies has to look into New York University. NYU is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York.More information about a master’s in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from New York University

4

George Washington University
Washington, DC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

George Washington University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Located in the large city of Washington, GWU 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 George Washington University

5

University at Albany
Albany, NY

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

UAlbany is a large public university located in the city of Albany.More information about a master’s in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from University at Albany

Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
New York	35	208
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	340
Ethnic Studies	115

Most Popular Majors Related to Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	6,974
Communication & Journalism	3,412
English Language & Literature	1,490
Theology & Religious Vocations	1,368
Philosophy & Religious Studies	1,070
History	710
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	690
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	433
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	281

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.