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

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.

In 2025, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 327 bachelor's degrees in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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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 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

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 - How many other area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students want to attend this school to pursue a bachelor's degree.
• 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 easy is it for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies to pay back their student loans after receiving their bachelor'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 schools for area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

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

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 Bachelor's Degree Schools in North Carolina.

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

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 North Carolina Schools for a Bachelor's in Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

1

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, NC

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

172 Annual Graduates

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

2

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, NC

Master's Degree Highest Degree Type

24 Annual Graduates

University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great option for individuals interested in a bachelor's degree in area, ethnic, culture, & gender studies. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro 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 North Carolina at Greensboro

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

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

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	34	4
Florida	34	207
Virginia	34	242
Alabama	33	29
Georgia	33	191
West Virginia	32	4
Tennessee	32	70
South Carolina	32	141
Kentucky	31	79
Louisiana	31	17
Arkansas	30	0

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

Major	Annual Graduates
Area Studies	210
Ethnic Studies	117

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

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Social Sciences	4,364
Communication & Journalism	3,069
English Language & Literature	1,035
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities	915
History	834
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	605
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences	554
Philosophy & Religious Studies	371
Theology & Religious Vocations	168

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.