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Most Popular Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region

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Finding the Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, area studies was ranked #112 in the country. In fact 6,966 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the New England Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Area Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the most popular school for area studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Southern Maine is a great place for area studies students working on their graduate certificate. University of Southern Maine is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Portland.

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Best Area Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best area studies schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 414
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 averages are for the top 3 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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