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2023 Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts

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Finding the Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Area Studies is the #77 most popular major in Massachusetts with 414 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Massachusetts to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 1 schools in Massachusetts 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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The following school tops our list of the Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate School

Our 2023 rankings named University of Massachusetts Amherst the best school in Massachusetts for area studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

Read full report on Area Studies at University of Massachusetts Amherst

Best Area Studies Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Area Studies Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Connecticut 217
New Hampshire 60
Maine 75
Rhode Island 107
Vermont 45

One of 2 majors within the area of study, area studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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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