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2023 Most Popular Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky

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Finding the Best Area Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 4 degrees and certificates were awarded to area studies students who went to a Kentucky college or university. This makes it the #129 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Area Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in Kentucky to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 2 schools in Kentucky 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Area Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Kentucky

Lexington, KY

Our analysis found University of Kentucky to be the most popular school for area studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in Kentucky. UK is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lexington.

Of the 3 students majoring in area studies at UK, 33% are male and 67% are female.

Full Area Studies at University of Kentucky Report

#2

University of Louisville

Louisville, KY

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Louisville is a great place for area studies students working on their graduate certificate. UofL is a very large public school located in the large city of Louisville.

Read full report on Area Studies at University of Louisville

Best Area Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Area Studies Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

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

One of 2 majors within the area of study, area studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 2 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 Karl Udo Gerth.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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