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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

3 Colleges
$9,045 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

With 3,541 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies is the #25 most popular major in California.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 California ranking. This report analyzed 3 schools in California 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 California

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

Best California Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found San Diego State University to be the best value school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in California. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at SDSU are $9,570 a year.

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#2

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means San Francisco State University is a great value for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

SFSU graduate students pay an average of $8,738 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means California State University - Sacramento is a great value for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. Sac State is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Sacramento.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at Sac State are $8,826 a year.

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Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 3 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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