2025 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region

If you're seeking a Bachelor's Degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #26 one in the country in terms of popularity.This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.

College Factual reviewed 6 schools in the Southwest Region to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Combined, these schools handed out 404 bachelor's degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies to qualified students.

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

The area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies bachelor'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. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

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

Early-Career Earnings

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

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 complete 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

The area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

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

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

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

1

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

84 Annual Graduates

The University of Texas at Austin is a wonderful option for students pursuing a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin.More information about a bachelor’s in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from The University of Texas at Austin

2

Arizona State University - Tempe
Tempe, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies needs to look into Arizona State University - Tempe. Located in the midsize city of Tempe, ASU - Tempe is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Arizona State University - Tempe

3

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

61 Annual Graduates

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies needs to check out University of Arizona. University of Arizona is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Tucson.More information about a bachelor’s in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from University of Arizona

4

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

49 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of New Mexico - Main Campus if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Located in the city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

5

University of Oklahoma Norman Campus
Norman, OK

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

11 Annual Graduates

University of Oklahoma is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Norman.More information about a bachelor’s in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from University of Oklahoma Norman Campus

6

Arizona State University - Skysong
Scottsdale, AZ

15 Annual Graduates

ASU - Skysong is a very large public university located in the midsize city of Scottsdale.More information about a bachelor’s in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Arizona State University - Skysong

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

Explore the best area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies colleges for a specific state in the Southwest Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	35	219
Arizona	33	115
Oklahoma	32	40
New Mexico	31	67

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

Major	Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies	222
Area Studies	182

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

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Communication & Journalism	10,031
Social Sciences	10,003
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	5,225
English Language & Literature	3,187
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	2,853
History	2,423
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	1,572
Theology & Religious Vocations	859
Philosophy & Religious Studies	725

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.