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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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 112 schools in the United States to see which graduate certificate programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Ethnic Studies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in the United States for ethnic studies students working on their graduate certificate. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

About 94% of the students majoring in ethnic studies at the school are women while 6% are male.

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#2

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Utah helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ethnic studies schools in the United States. U of U is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Salt Lake City.

Women make up 91% of the ethnic studies majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Illinois State University helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ethnic studies schools in the United States. Illinois State is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Normal.

Women make up 90% of the ethnic studies majors at the school.

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#4

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

Out of the 112 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Syracuse University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 84% of the ethnic studies majors at the school.

The average amount in student loans that ethnic studies majors at Syracuse take out while working on their Graduate Certificate is $22,135.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ohio University - Athens Campus. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 17 students majoring in ethnic studies at OHIO Athens, 18% are male and 82% are female.

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#6

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for ethnic studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in ethnic studies at the school are women while 20% are male.

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#6

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

University of Chicago did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for ethnic studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. UChicago is a large private not-for-profit school located in the city of Chicago.

Women make up 60% of the ethnic studies majors at the school.

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The Graduate Center, CUNY ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 15 students majoring in ethnic studies at The Graduate Center, 20% are male and 80% are female.

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#9

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for ethnic studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Women make up 46% of the ethnic studies majors at the school.

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#9

The New School

New York, NY

With a ranking of #9, The New School did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ethnic studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 92% of the students majoring in ethnic studies at the school are women while 8% are male.

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#11

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

With a ranking of #11, University of Georgia did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ethnic studies students working on their graduate certificate. UGA is a very large public school located in the medium-sized city of Athens.

Of the 12 students majoring in ethnic studies at UGA, 8% are male and 92% are female.

Full Ethnic Studies at University of Georgia Report

#12

Duke University

Durham, NC

With a ranking of #12, Duke University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for ethnic studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population.

Women make up 73% of the ethnic studies majors at the school.

Full Ethnic Studies at Duke University Report

Bowling Green State University - Main Campus ranked #13 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. BGSU is a large public school located in the town of Bowling Green.

Women make up 80% of the ethnic studies majors at the school.

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#14

Portland State University

Portland, OR

Portland State University landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate ethnic studies programs. Portland State University is a very large public school located in the large city of Portland.

Women make up 89% of the ethnic studies majors at the school.

Full Ethnic Studies at Portland State University Report

University of North Carolina at Greensboro came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Located in the large city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in ethnic studies at UNC Greensboro, 11% are male and 89% are female.

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University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for ethnic studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 9 students majoring in ethnic studies at Pitt, 11% are male and 89% are female.

Ethnic Studies majors at Pitt take out an average of $24,641 in student loans while working on their Graduate Certificate.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

Here are some additional popular schools for Ethnic Studies students that almost earned our Most Popular Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools award.

Rank College Location
17 University of Maine Orono, ME
17 University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI
19 University of New Mexico - Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
19 Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR
19 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
19 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
19 University of Kansas Lawrence, KS

Ethnic Studies by Region

View the Most Popular Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools for a specific region near you.

Region
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 30 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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