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2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

30 Colleges
$29,244 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies is the #30 most popular major in the country with 16,243 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 30 schools in the United States to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Top 10 Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named San Diego State University the best value school in the United States for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

SDSU graduate students pay an average of $19,074 in tuition and fees each year.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great value for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Salt Lake City.

U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 30 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 3 spot on the list. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Francisco.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at SFSU are $18,242 a year.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Wisconsin - Madison is a great value for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public school with a very large student population.

UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UW - Madison also did well on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at Miami University - Oxford helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the United States. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Miami University - Oxford are $32,332 a year.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend DePaul University. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

DePaul graduate students pay an average of $18,341 in tuition and fees each year.

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With a ranking of #7, George Washington University did quite well on this year’s best value schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. GWU is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Washington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, GWU also did well on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 a year.

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#9

Duke University

Durham, NC

Duke University landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Duke also did well on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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University of Maryland - College Park did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #10 on the list. UMCP is a very large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UMCP are $35,755 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, UMCP also did well on our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies by Region

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Southwest
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Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies 9,231
Area Studies 6,966
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 46

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 327,871
Social Sciences 205,984
Psychology 195,678
Communication & Journalism 120,571
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 55,820

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. Mützel.

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