2025 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland

You'll be studying one of the lesser sought-after majors if you pursue a Bachelor's Degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. It is ranked #26 out of 38 major degree programs in terms of popularity. As such, your educational options may be more limited than if you were in a more popular field.

College Factual looked at 4 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 136 bachelor's degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies for getting your bachelor'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. When choosing a school we recommend considering some of the following factors:

Quality Overall Is Important

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 ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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 bachelor's degree from the school. This is because one of the main reasons people pursue their bachelor'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 bachelor'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 bachelor'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 bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in Maryland list, to help you choose the best school for you.

In addition to College Factual's rankings, you may want to take a look at College Combat, our unique tool that lets you pit your favorite schools head-to-head and compare how they rate on factors that most interest you. When you have some time, check it out - you may want to bookmark the link so you don't forget it.

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

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

Top Maryland Schools for a Bachelor's in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

1

University of Maryland - College Park
College Park, MD

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

15 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies has to check out University of Maryland - College Park. UMCP is a very large public university located in the suburb of College Park.More information about a bachelor’s in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from University of Maryland - College Park

2

University of Maryland Global Campus
Adelphi, MD

Undergraduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

49 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat University of Maryland Global Campus if you want to pursue a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. UMGC is a very large public university located in the large suburb of Adelphi.More information about a bachelor’s in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from University of Maryland Global Campus

3

Towson University
Towson, MD

Graduate Certificate Highest Degree Type

34 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies needs to take a look at Towson University. Located in the small city of Towson, Towson is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from Towson University

4

University of Maryland - Baltimore County
Baltimore, MD

19 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat University of Maryland - Baltimore County if you wish to pursue a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Located in the large suburb of Baltimore, UMBC is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies from University of Maryland - Baltimore County

Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania	37	331
New York	37	952
New Jersey	34	122
Delaware	30	31
District of Columbia	28	166

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

Major	Annual Graduates
Area Studies	93
Ethnic Studies	43

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

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	3,203
Communication & Journalism	1,400
English Language & Literature	599
History	523
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	460
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	284
Philosophy & Religious Studies	251
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	181
Theology & Religious Vocations	11

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.