by our College Data Analytics TeamArea, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies is a program of study at Northwestern University. The school offers a bachelor’s degree in the area. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Northwestern is in the top 10% of the country for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies. More specifically it was ranked #18 out of 185 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in Illinois.
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Part-time undergraduates at Northwestern paid an average of $6,901 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $58,227 | $58,227 |
| Fees | $474 | $474 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,662 | $1,662 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $17,616 | $17,616 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $3,304 | $3,304 |
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Northwestern does not offer an online option for its area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northwestern Online Learning page.
Women made up around 61.5% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 74.8%.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Northwestern in 2019-2020, 46.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 55%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 14 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Area Studies | 13 |
| Ethnic Studies | 13 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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