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Most Popular International Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

2023 Most Popular International Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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Finding the Best International Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

International Studies is the #102 most popular major in the country with 7,368 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.

The Most Popular International Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 International Studies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular International Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the most popular school for international studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

Women make up 50% of the international studies majors at the school.

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#2

Michigan State University

East Lansing, MI

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Michigan State University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular international studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . Michigan State is a very large public school located in the small city of East Lansing.

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#3

Mount Mary University

Milwaukee, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Mary University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular International Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Mount Mary is a small private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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Best International Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best international studies schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 334
Ohio 132
Illinois 121
Indiana 80
Wisconsin 180

One of 44 majors within the area of study, international studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to International Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 34,975
Biological & Physical Science 30,075
Interdisciplinary Studies 9,074
Nutrition Science 5,330
Behavioral Science 4,169

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 Yerpo.

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