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Most Popular Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri

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Finding the Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Area Studies is the #113 most popular major in Missouri with 113 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Missouri ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Missouri 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Area Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Washington University in St Louis the most popular school in Missouri for area studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Read full report on Area Studies at Washington University in St Louis

Out of the 2 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - St Louis landed the # 2 spot on the list. UMSL is a large public school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

Read full report on Area Studies at University of Missouri - St Louis

Best Area Studies Colleges in the Plains States Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 92
Kansas 38
Iowa 53
Nebraska 9
North Dakota 2
South Dakota 0

Area Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Area Studies

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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