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2023 Best Value Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

28 Colleges
$29,223 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Ethnic Studies is the #136 most popular major in the country with 1,081 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. 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 Best Value Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 28 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs offered the best value experiences for ethnic studies students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the United States

Check out the ethnic studies graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

#1

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

Our analysis found San Diego State University to be the best value school for ethnic studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. SDSU is a fairly large public school located in the large city of San Diego.

SDSU graduate students pay an average of $19,074 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at San Diego State University

#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ethnic studies schools in the United States. U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

U of U graduate students pay an average of $25,705 in tuition and fees each year.

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#3

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend San Francisco State University. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. SFSU is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Francisco.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at SFSU are $18,242 per year.

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Out of the 28 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Wisconsin - Madison landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, UW - Madison is a public college with a very large student population.

UW - Madison graduate students pay an average of $25,501 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UW - Madison is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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#5

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ethnic studies schools in the United States. Located in the large city of Chicago, DePaul is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

DePaul graduate students pay an average of $18,341 in tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Miami University - Oxford. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the fringe town of Oxford, Miami University - Oxford is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at Miami University - Oxford are $32,332 a year.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Miami University - Oxford

George Washington University ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. GWU is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at GWU are $32,904 per year.

GWU also claimed a spot on our Best Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

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University of North Carolina at Charlotte landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate ethnic studies programs. Located in the large city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UNC Charlotte are $21,147 a year.

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#9

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

University of Iowa did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for ethnic studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Iowa are $31,012 per year.

Iowa excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list.

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University of Maryland - College Park came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. UMCP is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of College Park.

UMCP graduate students pay an average of $35,755 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, UMCP is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at University of Maryland - College Park

Ethnic Studies by Region

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Southeast
New England
Rocky Mountains
Plains States
Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Great Lakes

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

Majors Similar to Ethnic Studies

Related Major Annual Graduates
Area Studies 1,825
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 5

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 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. MГјtzel.

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