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Most Popular Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

2023 Most Popular 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.

The Most Popular 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. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in the Southeast 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.

Check out the ethnic studies graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southeast Region .

#1

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

Our analysis found University of Georgia to be the most popular school for ethnic studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

About 92% of the students majoring in ethnic studies at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#2

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 11 students majoring in ethnic studies at Duke, 27% are male and 73% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in ethnic studies at the school are women while 11% are male.

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

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

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Out of the 25 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of South Carolina - Columbia landed the # 4 spot on the list. UofSC is a very large public school located in the city of Columbia.

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Out of the 25 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 6 students majoring in ethnic studies at UNC Charlotte, 17% are male and 83% are female.

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#7

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #7, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ethnic studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very 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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#8

Old Dominion University

Norfolk, VA

With a ranking of #8, Old Dominion University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ethnic studies students working on their graduate certificate. Old Dominion is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

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#9

George Mason University

Fairfax, VA

George Mason University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate ethnic studies programs. GMU is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Fairfax.

Of the 3 students majoring in ethnic studies at GMU, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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#9

Western Kentucky University

Bowling Green, KY

Western Kentucky University came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. WKU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Bowling Green.

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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 25 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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