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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Out of all the majors we analyze each year, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies was ranked #29 in the country. In fact 2,911 degrees and certificates were handed out 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 can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Grad Degree Search has created the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. This report analyzed 13 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular graduate certificate programs 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.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors pursuing a graduate certificate.

Our analysis found Portland State University to be the most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the city of Portland, Portland State University is a public college with a very large student population.

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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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Southern Oregon University helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Ashland, Southern Oregon University is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 86% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend California State University - Sacramento. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 71% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 29% are male.

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University of Oregon

Eugene, OR

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of Oregon helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the midsize city of Eugene, UO is a public college with a very large student population.

About 67% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 33% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Claremont Graduate University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 67% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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University of Nevada - Reno came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in the large city of Reno, UNR is a public school 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 Southern California ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 75% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

San Diego State University ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

San Francisco 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 #9 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public school with a very large student population.

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University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco 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 #10 on the list. Located in the large city of San Francisco, USFCA is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges by State

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State Degrees Awarded
California 319
Washington 35
Oregon 44
Nevada 6
Hawaii 23
Alaska 3

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 13 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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