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2023 Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

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Finding the Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Area Studies is the #96 most popular major in the country with 1,825 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 3 schools in the Southeast Region to see which ones offered the best graduate certificate programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

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2023 Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for area studies majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Top Southeast Region Schools for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Area Studies

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our analysis found Duke University to be the best school for area studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Duke is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Durham.

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#2

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Florida helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best area studies schools in the Southeast Region . UF is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville.

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#3

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Louisville. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the city of Louisville, UofL is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Area Studies Colleges by State

Explore the best area studies schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 21
Florida 37
Georgia 13
North Carolina 42
Tennessee 3
Kentucky 4
Louisiana 9
Alabama 7
Mississippi 10
Arkansas 11
West Virginia 2

Area Studies is one of 2 different types of programs to choose from.

Majors Similar to Area Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Ethnic Studies 1,081
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 5

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 3 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 Karl Udo Gerth.

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