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

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With 319 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies is the #27 most popular major in California.

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.

The Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 6 schools in California 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.

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 California.

Our 2023 rankings named California State University - Sacramento the most popular school in California for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Sacramento, Sac State is a public school 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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Claremont Graduate University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the large suburb of Claremont, Claremont Graduate University is a private not-for-profit school 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of Southern California is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Los Angeles, USC is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

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

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#4

San Diego State University

San Diego, CA

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means San Diego State University is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of San Diego, SDSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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#5

San Francisco State University

San Francisco, CA

Out of the 6 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, San Francisco State University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#6

University of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

University of San Francisco ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in California 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 in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
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 6 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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