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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

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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.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 130 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies program at each school on the list.

Check out the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Iowa City.

Of the 65 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Iowa, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 73% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#3

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Syracuse University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the United States. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 84% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means University of Utah is a great place 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.

Of the 23 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at U of U, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#4

Duke University

Durham, NC

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Duke University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 52% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Normal.

Of the 20 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Illinois State, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at The Graduate Center, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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Ohio University - Athens Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 50% are male.

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#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #10, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

About 60% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#10

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 60% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#10

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#13

Portland State University

Portland, OR

Portland State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #13 on the list. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

About 86% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#14

The New School

New York, NY

The New School landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 92% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#14

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. UGA is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

Of the 13 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at UGA, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the large city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public school with a very large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 40% are male.

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With a ranking of #16, Bowling Green State University - Main Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. BGSU is a large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

About 80% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 20% are male.

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With a ranking of #16, University of Massachusetts Amherst did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 10% are male.

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#16

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the midsize city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 20% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies students that almost earned our Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
20 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC
21 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
21 University of Maine Orono, ME
23 University of New Mexico - Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
23 Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR
23 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
23 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
23 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
23 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
23 Howard University Washington, DC

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies by Region

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Region
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New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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 29 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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