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2023 Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

5 Colleges
$22,044 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies was ranked #30 in the country. In fact 16,243 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. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

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

2023 Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Check out the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our 2023 rankings named San Diego State University the best value school in the Far Western US Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SDSU are $19,074 per year.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at San Diego State University Report

#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

The excellent graduate certificate programs at San Francisco State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

SFSU graduate students pay an average of $18,242 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at San Francisco State University Report

The excellent graduate certificate programs at California State University - Sacramento helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Sac State are $18,330 per year.

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

Portland State University graduate students pay an average of $24,009 in tuition and fees each year.

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#5

University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Oregon 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 Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a very large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UO are $30,567 per year.

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Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 3,541
Washington 421
Oregon 189
Hawaii 210
Nevada 35
Alaska 12

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 5 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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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