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2023 Most Popular 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 Most Popular Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in New York ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in New York 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for area studies majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

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

Women make up 57% of the area studies majors at the school.

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

#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Out of the 8 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Syracuse is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse.

About 83% of the students majoring in area studies at the school are women while 17% are male.

Full Area Studies at Syracuse University Report

Out of the 8 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, The Graduate Center, CUNY landed the # 3 spot on the list. The Graduate Center is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of New York.

Women make up 33% of the area studies majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at St John’s University - New York helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area studies schools in New York. Located in the city of Queens, STJ is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Full Area Studies at St John’s University - New York Report

#5

Queens College

Queens, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Queens College is a great place for area studies students working on their graduate certificate. QC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Queens.

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#5

University at Albany

Albany, NY

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means University at Albany is a great place for area studies students working on their graduate certificate. UAlbany is a large public school located in the small city of Albany.

Full Area Studies at University at Albany Report

#5

University at Buffalo

Buffalo, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University at Buffalo helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area studies schools in New York. Located in the large suburb of Buffalo, University at Buffalo is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Area Studies at University at Buffalo Report

#5

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

Out of the 8 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Empire State College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Saratoga Springs, SUNY Empire is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Full Area Studies at SUNY Empire State College Report

Best Area Studies Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Most Popular Area Studies Schools 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 8 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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