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2023 Best Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Ethnic Studies is the #98 most popular major in the country with 9,231 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The following schools top our list of the Best Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Ethnic Studies

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the best school in the Southeast Region for ethnic studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Florida. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a very large student population.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of North Carolina at Charlotte helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best ethnic studies schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Full Ethnic Studies at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Virginia Commonwealth University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. VCU is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Richmond.

Full Ethnic Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University Report

Best Ethnic Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best ethnic studies colleges for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 136
Virginia 102
North Carolina 171
Florida 153
Tennessee 36
Kentucky 44
South Carolina 63
Louisiana 0
Arkansas 2
Alabama 23
Mississippi 156
West Virginia 4

One of 2 majors within the area of study, ethnic studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Area Studies 6,966
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 46

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 4 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 G. MГјtzel.

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