2024 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studiesmaster's programs are on the lower end of the spectrum in terms of popularity. In fact, the major degree program ranks #30 out of the 37 majors we look at each year. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2024 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 92 master's degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Average Earnings

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their master's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their master'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 - 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 complete 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 master's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Master's Degree Schools in Massachusetts.

Best Schools for Master’s Students to Study Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies in Massachusetts

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies.

Top Massachusetts Schools for a Master's in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

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Brandeis University
Waltham, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Brandeis University if you want to pursue a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Located in the city of Waltham, Brandeis is a private not-for-profit university with a medium-sized student population.More information about a master’s in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Brandeis University

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University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat University of Massachusetts Amherst if you wish to pursue a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a master’s in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from University of Massachusetts Amherst

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University of Massachusetts - Boston
Boston, MA

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

University of Massachusetts - Boston is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a master's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. UMass Boston is a large public university located in the city of Boston.More information about a master’s in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from University of Massachusetts - Boston

Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Rhode Island	32	21
Connecticut	30	45
Maine	27	0

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

Major	Annual Graduates
Area Studies	72
Ethnic Studies	20

Most Popular Majors Related to Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	1,419
Communication & Journalism	765
Theology & Religious Vocations	627
English Language & Literature	368
History	152
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	137
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	90
Philosophy & Religious Studies	71

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.