2023 Best Value Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
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.
There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.
To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for area studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.
This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.
For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Area Studies
Our analysis found University of Michigan - Ann Arbor to be the best value school for area studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $50,464 per year.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, U-M also did well on our Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value area studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . UWM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Milwaukee.
UWM graduate students pay an average of $25,651 in tuition and fees each year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Michigan | 124 |
| Ohio | 182 |
| Illinois | 148 |
| Indiana | 101 |
| Wisconsin | 66 |
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Majors Related to Area Studies
Area Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.
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| 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.
- 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).
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