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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools

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Finding the Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate School for You

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies is the #29 most popular major in the country with 2,911 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Grad Degree Search has developed this Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. Our analysis looked at 130 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 Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies program at each school on the list.

Check out the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies graduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the United States.

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our analysis found University of Iowa to be the most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the United States. Iowa is a very large public school located in the city of Iowa City.

Of the 65 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Iowa, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, Pitt is a public college with a very large student population.

Women make up 73% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#3

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the medium-sized city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 84% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#4

University of Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

Out of the 130 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Utah landed the # 4 spot on the list. U of U is a very large public school located in the city of Salt Lake City.

Of the 23 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at U of U, 9% are male and 91% are female.

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#4

Duke University

Durham, NC

Out of the 130 schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Duke University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 52% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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Illinois State University did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Illinois State is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Normal.

Of the 20 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Illinois State, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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#7

Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

Northwestern University ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the city of Evanston, Northwestern is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

About 50% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 50% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, The Graduate Center, CUNY did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 18 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at The Graduate Center, 28% are male and 72% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Ohio University - Athens Campus did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the town of Athens, OHIO Athens is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 83% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 17% are male.

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#10

University of Chicago

Chicago, IL

With a ranking of #10, University of Chicago did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. UChicago is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Chicago.

Women make up 60% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#10

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Stony Brook University ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 80% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#10

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

With a ranking of #10, University of Kansas did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. KU is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Lawrence.

About 60% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#13

Portland State University

Portland, OR

With a ranking of #13, Portland State University did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. Portland State University is a fairly large public school located in the city of Portland.

About 86% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 14% are male.

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#14

University of Georgia

Athens, GA

University of Georgia did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. UGA is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Athens.

Of the 13 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at UGA, 15% are male and 85% are female.

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#14

The New School

New York, NY

The New School ranked #14 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 92% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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Bowling Green State University - Main Campus came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools ranking. BGSU is a fairly large public school located in the fringe town of Bowling Green.

About 80% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 20% are male.

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University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students to get a graduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. Located in the city of Milwaukee, UWM is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 60% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 40% are male.

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#16

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

University of Florida landed the #16 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Gainesville, UF is a public college with a very large student population.

About 80% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 20% are male.

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University of Massachusetts Amherst ranked #16 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools list. Located in the large suburb of Amherst, UMass Amherst is a public college with a very large student population.

About 90% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 10% are male.

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Additional Noteworthy Schools

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

Rank College Location
20 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Greensboro, NC
21 Texas A&M University - College Station College Station, TX
21 University of Maine Orono, ME
23 Columbia University in the City of New York New York, NY
23 University of Michigan - Ann Arbor Ann Arbor, MI
23 Miami University - Oxford Oxford, OH
23 Southern Oregon University Ashland, OR
23 California State University - Sacramento Sacramento, CA
23 University of New Mexico - Main Campus Albuquerque, NM
23 Howard University Washington, DC

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies by Region

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

Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Area Studies 1,825
Ethnic Studies 1,081
Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies (Other) 5

Related Major Annual Graduates
Education 199,724
Psychology 42,013
Social Sciences 22,292
Communication & Journalism 12,242
Library Science 5,929

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 29 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. Mützel.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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