You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Master's Degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. It is ranked #30 out of 37 major degree programs in terms of popularity. This may make is a little harder to find a school that is a good fit for you.
College Factual reviewed 3 schools in Illinois to determine which ones were the best for master's degree seekers in the field of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Combined, these schools handed out 90 master's degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies to qualified students.
Choosing a Great Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies School for Your Master's Degree
Your choice of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies for getting your master's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.
A Great Overall School
A school that excels in educating for a particular major and degree level must be a great school overall as well. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Master's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.
Early-Career Earnings
One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of master's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their master's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.
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 - The number of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students who choose to seek a master's degree at the school.
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 much debt area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students go into to obtain their master'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 schools for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students working on their master'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 Master's Degree Schools in Illinois list, to help you choose the best school for you.
Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies in Illinois
Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students seeking a a master's degree.
Top Illinois Schools for a Master's in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies
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).