2026 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in Kansas

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies programs are offered at a focused set of schools across the country. The schools below stand out for the quality of their area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies programs.

For its 2026 ranking, College Factual looked at 5 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students pursuing a degree.

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Best Schools for Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies in Kansas

If you are not interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Schools in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

1

University Of Kansas
Lawrence, KS

Doctoral Degree Highest Degree Type

53 Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Awarded

$56,289 Median Starting Salary

University Of Kansas tops our 2026 ranking of the best area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies schools. Set in the city of Lawrence, University Of Kansas is a very large public institution. The six-year graduation rate is 69%. There were roughly 53 area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students who graduated with this degree at University Of Kansas in the most recent data year. Graduates of the area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies program make about $56,289 in their early career. Typical student debt for the program is $23,608. More information about a degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from University Of Kansas

2

Haskell Indian Nations University
Lawrence, KS

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

22 Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Degrees Awarded

$23,887 Median Starting Salary

A rank of #2 makes Haskell Indian Nations University one of the top schools for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Haskell Indian Nations University is a small public school located in the city of Lawrence. Haskell Indian Nations University awarded about 22 area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies degrees in the most recent data year. Students who receive their area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies degree from Haskell Indian Nations University earn around $23,887 in the first couple years of their career. Get the full area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies details for Haskell Indian Nations University

Notes and References

This list is compiled by College Factual (MF_RANKING_2025), 2026 edition. Schools are scored on a blend of student outcomes (graduation rate, post-graduation earnings), affordability, and program focus, drawn primarily from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS and College Scorecard).

Ranking method: College Major Top Ranked · 5 schools evaluated.

• 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 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.