2024 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the New England Region

If you're seeking a Doctor's Degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies, you will have fewer peers than average since the major degree program is the #24 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.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the New England Region to determine which ones were the best for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students pursuing a doctor's degree. Combined, these schools handed out 47 doctor's degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

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Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of doctorate graduates during the early years of their career. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their doctor's degree is to enable themselves to find better-paying positions.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students want to attend this school to pursue a doctor's degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their doctor'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 doctor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies in the New England Region

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a doctor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies.

Top New England Region Schools for a Doctorate in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

1

Brown University
Providence, RI

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies needs to look into Brown University. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Brown University

2

Yale University
New Haven, CT

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies has to take a look at Yale University. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a large student population.More information about a doctorate in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Yale University

3

Brandeis University
Waltham, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

3 Annual Graduates

Brandeis 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 small city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a moderately-sized student population.More information about a doctorate in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Brandeis University

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts	29	36
Connecticut	28	3
Rhode Island	23	8

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

Major	Annual Graduates
Area Studies	44
Ethnic Studies	3

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

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	336
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	90
Theology & Religious Vocations	71
English Language & Literature	64
History	56
Philosophy & Religious Studies	55
Communication & Journalism	30
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	13
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	7

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.