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2023 Most Popular Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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Finding the Best Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, ethnic studies was ranked #98 in the country. In fact 9,231 degrees and certificates were handed out in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 Plains States Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 10 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 Plains States Region .

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in the Plains States Region for ethnic studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 94% of the ethnic studies majors at the school.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Kansas landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 71% of the ethnic studies majors at the school.

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Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ethnic studies schools in the Plains States Region . UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the city of Omaha.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Missouri - Kansas City. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a large student population.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

Out of the 10 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Kansas State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. K -State is a fairly large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato 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. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Mankato.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate ethnic studies programs. Located in the city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public school with a large student population.

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University of Missouri - St Louis 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. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#10

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO

With a ranking of #10, University of Central Missouri did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ethnic studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the distant town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Ethnic Studies Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Missouri 47
Minnesota 143
Kansas 81
Iowa 107
Nebraska 34
North Dakota 15
South Dakota 47

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

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 10 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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