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2023 Most Popular Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England 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.

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 Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the New England Region 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 Ethnic Studies program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for ethnic studies majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

University of Maine

Orono, ME

Our 2023 rankings named University of Maine the most popular school in the New England Region for ethnic studies students working on their graduate certificate. UMaine is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Orono.

About 88% of the students majoring in ethnic studies at the school are women while 13% are male.

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

About 80% of the students majoring in ethnic studies at the school are women while 20% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Connecticut. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the suburb of Storrs, UCONN is a public school with a very large student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Hampshire - Main Campus landed the # 4 spot on the list. UNH is a large public school located in the small suburb of Durham.

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Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Connecticut State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. SCSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of New Haven.

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#4

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

Out of the 8 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Burlington, UVM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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University of Rhode Island did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for ethnic studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Kingston, URI is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#7

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the large city of Boston, Suffolk is a private not-for-profit college with a medium-sized student population.

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Best Ethnic Studies Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 285
Connecticut 112
New Hampshire 54
Maine 35
Rhode Island 45
Vermont 16

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 8 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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