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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region

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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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in the Plains States Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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 Plains States Region .

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in the Plains States Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa is a fairly large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

About 91% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

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

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

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Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Washington University in St Louis landed the # 3 spot on the list. WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the suburb of Saint Louis.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Nebraska at Omaha helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Plains States Region . Located in the large city of Omaha, UNOMAHA is a public college with a large student population.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kansas State University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the small city of Manhattan, K -State is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Missouri - Kansas City helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Plains States Region . UMKC is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Kansas City.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. North Dakota State University is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Fargo.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public college with a large student population.

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With a ranking of #7, University of Missouri - St Louis 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 large suburb of Saint Louis, UMSL is a public college with a large student population.

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#10

Northern State University

Aberdeen, SD

With a ranking of #10, Northern State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. NSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Aberdeen.

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

Explore the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 119
Minnesota 235
Iowa 160
South Dakota 47
Missouri 160
Nebraska 43
North Dakota 17

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

Majors Similar to Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies

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 11 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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