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Most Popular Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in North Carolina

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Finding the Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Area Studies is the #67 most popular major in North Carolina with 332 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. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 North Carolina ranking. This report analyzed 2 schools in North Carolina 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for area studies majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the most popular school for area studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in North Carolina. Duke is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Appalachian State University is a great place for area studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Boone, Appalachian State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 67% of the area studies majors at the school.

Full Area Studies at Appalachian State University Report

Best Area Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 100
Virginia 177
Florida 110
Tennessee 43
Kentucky 49
South Carolina 84
Louisiana 26
Arkansas 14
Alabama 20
Mississippi 12
West Virginia 2

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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