by our College Data Analytics TeamFor its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 37 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 342 doctor's degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies to qualified students.
What's on this page: * Our Methodology
The area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies doctor'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. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To account for this we include a college's overall Best Colleges for a Doctor'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 early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.
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 doctor's degree.
Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree Schools list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies.
It's hard to beat Brown University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the midsize city of Providence.More information about a doctorate in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Brown University
It's difficult to beat Yale University if you wish to pursue a doctor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Yale is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New Haven.More information about a doctorate in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Yale University
Stanford University is one of the best schools in the United States for getting a doctor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Located in the suburb of Stanford, Stanford is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Stanford University
Georgetown University is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington.More information about a doctorate in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Georgetown University
UCLA is a very large public university located in the large city of Los Angeles.More information about a doctorate in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from University of California - Los Angeles
Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from University of California - Berkeley
Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Atlanta.More information about a doctorate in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Emory University
NYU is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of New York.More information about a doctorate in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from New York University
UT Austin is a very large public university located in the large city of Austin.More information about a doctorate in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from The University of Texas at Austin
UC Davis is a very large public university located in the suburb of Davis.More information about a doctorate in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from University of California - Davis
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| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Area Studies | 244 |
| Ethnic Studies | 98 |
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Social Sciences | 3,487 |
| Theology & Religious Vocations | 2,356 |
| English Language & Literature | 1,092 |
| Foreign Languages & Linguistics | 1,000 |
| History | 721 |
| Philosophy & Religious Studies | 629 |
| Communication & Journalism | 533 |
| Family, Consumer & Human Sciences | 233 |
| Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities | 90 |
