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

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$41,139 Avg Tuition & Fees*

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

With 405 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies is the #31 most popular major in Illinois.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

The Best Value Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in Illinois 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. 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.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees 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 Illinois

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

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

#1

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

Our 2023 rankings named DePaul University the best value school in Illinois for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. DePaul is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state graduate student at DePaul are $18,341 a year.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at DePaul University Report

#2

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Chicago helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in Illinois. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

In-state tuition fees for graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 per year.

UChicago also made our Best Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois list, coming in at #2.

Full Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies at University of Chicago Report

Best Value Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 206
Michigan 320
Ohio 397
Wisconsin 191

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 2 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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