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2023 Best Value Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$36,038 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 so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one for you. 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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Best Value Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 6 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value graduate certificate programs for ethnic studies students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

For nationwide and regional rankings, we use out-of-state tuition and fees in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for a Postbaccalaureate Certificates in Ethnic Studies

Our analysis found University of Wisconsin - Madison to be the best value school for ethnic studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Great Lakes Region . UW - Madison is a very large public school located in the large city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UW - Madison are $25,501 per year.

UW - Madison not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Miami University - Oxford is a great value for ethnic studies students working on their graduate certificate. Miami University - Oxford is a fairly large public school located in the town of Oxford.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at Miami University - Oxford are $32,332 per year.

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#2

DePaul University

Chicago, IL

The excellent graduate certificate programs at DePaul University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ethnic studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . DePaul is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at DePaul are $18,341 a year.

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The excellent graduate certificate programs at University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value ethnic studies schools in the Great Lakes Region . UWM is a very large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UWM are $25,651 a year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of Michigan - Ann Arbor. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. U-M is a very large public school located in the city of Ann Arbor.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at U-M are $50,464 per year.

U-M also claimed a spot on our Best Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.

Full Ethnic Studies at University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Report

#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value graduate certificate ethnic studies programs. Located in the city of Chicago, UChicago is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state graduate students at UChicago are $63,936 a year.

UChicago also made our Best Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #3.

Full Ethnic Studies at University of Chicago Report

Best Ethnic Studies Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 14
Illinois 97
Ohio 57
Indiana 21
Wisconsin 18

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

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

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 6 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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