2024 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest 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.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Doctor's Degree Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 118 doctor's degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * 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

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 - The number of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students who choose to seek a doctor's degree at the school.
• 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 much debt area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students go into to obtain their doctor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• 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.

More Ways to Rank Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools

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 in the Southwest Region list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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

1

The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

16 Annual Graduates

The University of Texas at Austin is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a doctor'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 doctorate in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from The University of Texas at Austin

2

University of Arizona
Tucson, AZ

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

19 Annual Graduates

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

3

University of New Mexico - Main Campus
Albuquerque, NM

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

University of New Mexico - Main Campus is a wonderful choice for individuals interested in a doctor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, UNM is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from University of New Mexico - Main Campus

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	29	21
Arizona	28	20
New Mexico	23	6

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

Major	Annual Graduates
Area Studies	99
Ethnic Studies	19

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

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	265
English Language & Literature	171
Theology & Religious Vocations	95
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	68
Philosophy & Religious Studies	60
History	57
Communication & Journalism	56
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	30
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	24

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.