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Most Popular Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

2023 Most Popular Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan

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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.

The Most Popular Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 4 schools in Michigan to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Area Studies program at each school on the list.

Check out the area studies graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in Michigan.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Michigan - Ann Arbor the most popular school in Michigan for area studies students working on their graduate certificate. U-M is a fairly large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

About 50% of the students majoring in area studies at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area studies schools in Michigan. Located in the city of East Lansing, Michigan State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern Michigan University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Michigan list. Located in the suburb of Ypsilanti, Eastern Michigan is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#2

Oakland University

Rochester Hills, MI

Out of the 4 schools in Michigan that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakland University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Oakland is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Rochester Hills.

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Best Area Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Area Studies Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Ohio 182
Illinois 148
Indiana 101
Wisconsin 66

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 4 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).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Karl Udo Gerth.

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