2023 Best Value Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate School for You
With 124 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, area studies is the #134 most popular major in Michigan.
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 Value Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking.
Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate School
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 Michigan. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Ann Arbor.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at U-M are $25,230 a year.
U-M also made our Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list, coming in at #2.
Request InformationBest Value Area Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region
Explore all the Best Value Area Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| 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.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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.
- 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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