2023 Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools
Finding the Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate School for You
Area Studies is the #112 most popular major in the country with 6,966 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.
To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.
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Featured Area Studies Programs
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2023 Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States
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Top 10 Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools
Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for area studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Durham.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Columbia University in the City of New York. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in the United States. UF is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.
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Out of the 11 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Iowa landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.
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Syracuse University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.
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With a ranking of #7, Arizona State University - Tempe did quite well on this year’s best schools for area studies students working on their graduate certificate. ASU - Tempe is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Tempe.
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University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for area studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.
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Portland State University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a fairly large student population.
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With a ranking of #10, University of Louisville did quite well on this year’s best schools for area studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Louisville, UofL is a public school with a very large student population.
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Area Studies Related Rankings by Major
Area Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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| Ethnic Studies | 9,231 |
| Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) | 46 |
Notes and References
*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- 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 Karl Udo Gerth.
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