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Most Popular Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois

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Finding the Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Area Studies is the #116 most popular major in Illinois with 62 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Grad Degree Search has created its Most Popular Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Illinois ranking. This report analyzed 1 schools in Illinois 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 Studies program at each school on the list.

The school below is the most popular for area studies majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

#1

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Our analysis found Northwestern University to be the most popular school for area studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Illinois. Northwestern is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Evanston.

Of the 5 students majoring in area studies at Northwestern, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 20
Ohio 36
Indiana 39
Wisconsin 15

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

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

Notes and References

*These values are for the top school 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 Karl Udo Gerth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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