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2023 Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

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Finding the Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Area Studies is the #96 most popular major in New York with 684 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in New York to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best educational experiences 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.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in New York

Check out the area studies graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top New York Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Area Studies

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia University in the City of New York the best school in New York for area studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New York, Columbia is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Full Area Studies at Columbia University in the City of New York Report

#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Syracuse University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in New York. Syracuse is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Syracuse.

Full Area Studies at Syracuse University Report

Best Area Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Area Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 245
Maryland 141
New Jersey 75
District of Columbia 206
Delaware 13

Area Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies 9,231
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 46

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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