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2023 Best Value Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

2 Colleges
$22,460 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. 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.

The Best Value Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 2 schools in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region

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

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

Our 2023 rankings named Arizona State University - Tempe the best value school in the Southwest Region for ethnic studies students working on their graduate certificate. ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the midsize city of Tempe.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at ASU - Tempe are $24,432 per year.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend University of New Mexico - Main Campus. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. UNM is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Albuquerque.

Out-of-state tuition fees for graduate students at UNM are $20,487 per year.

Full Ethnic Studies at University of New Mexico - Main Campus Report

Best Ethnic Studies Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 35
Arizona 26
Oklahoma 32
New Mexico 14

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 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 G. MГјtzel.

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