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2023 Most Popular Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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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 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.

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 in the Southwest Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 12 schools in the Southwest Region 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for ethnic studies majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our 2023 rankings named University of New Mexico - Main Campus the most popular school in the Southwest Region for ethnic studies students working on their graduate certificate. UNM is a very large public school located in the city of Albuquerque.

Women make up 57% of the ethnic studies majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northern Arizona University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the city of Flagstaff, NAU is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 33% of the ethnic studies majors at the school.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Texas A&M University - College Station helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ethnic studies schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the medium-sized city of College Station, Texas A&M College Station is a public school with a very large student population.

Women make up 67% of the ethnic studies majors at the school.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Texas A&M University - College Station

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Arizona State University - Tempe helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular ethnic studies schools in the Southwest Region . ASU - Tempe is a very large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Of the 3 students majoring in ethnic studies at ASU - Tempe, 67% are male and 33% are female.

Full Ethnic Studies at Arizona State University - Tempe Report

#4

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Texas Tech University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Texas Tech is a fairly large public school located in the city of Lubbock.

About 67% of the students majoring in ethnic studies at the school are women while 33% are male.

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Texas Woman’s University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate ethnic studies programs. Located in the midsize city of Denton, TWU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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New Mexico State University - Main Campus came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the suburb of Las Cruces, NMSU Main Campus is a public school with a large student population.

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#8

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate ethnic studies programs. University of Tulsa is a small private not-for-profit school located in the city of Tulsa.

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University of Oklahoma Norman Campus came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Norman, University of Oklahoma is a public school with a very large student population.

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Southern Methodist 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 #8 on the list. SMU is a large private not-for-profit school located in the large suburb of Dallas.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Southern Methodist University

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 12 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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