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2023 Best Value Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$34,991 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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.

The Best Value Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 4 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for ethnic studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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

Best Southeast Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Ethnic Studies

Our analysis found University of North Carolina at Charlotte to be the best value school for ethnic studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UNC Charlotte also did well on our Best Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

Full Ethnic Studies at University of North Carolina at Charlotte Report

#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

Out of the 4 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Duke graduate students pay an average of $59,141 in tuition and fees each year.

Duke did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Full Ethnic Studies at Duke University Report

#3

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 #3 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UF are $30,130 a year.

UF excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at University of Florida

The excellent graduate certificate programs at Virginia Commonwealth University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ethnic studies schools in the Southeast Region . VCU is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Richmond.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at VCU are $29,546 a year.

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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.

  • 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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