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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

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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. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Colleges.

Our analysis found University of Pittsburgh - Pittsburgh Campus to be the most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the large 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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#2

Syracuse University

Syracuse, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Syracuse University. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Syracuse, Syracuse is a private not-for-profit college 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means The Graduate Center, CUNY is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of New York, The Graduate Center is a public school with a medium-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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#4

Stony Brook University

Stony Brook, NY

Out of the 26 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Stony Brook University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the large suburb of Stony Brook, SUNY Stony Brook is a public school with a very large student population.

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

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#5

The New School

New York, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend The New School. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of New York, New School University is a private not-for-profit school with a fairly large student population.

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

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#6

Howard University

Washington, DC

Howard University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Howard is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Washington.

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Columbia University in the City of New York 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. Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of New York.

About 57% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#8

SUNY Empire State College

Saratoga Springs, NY

SUNY Empire State College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. SUNY Empire is a medium-sized public school located in the small suburb of Saratoga Springs.

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#9

Temple University

Philadelphia, PA

Temple 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. Temple is a very large public school located in the city of Philadelphia.

Of the 2 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Temple, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#9

Villanova University

Villanova, PA

With a ranking of #9, Villanova University 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 suburb of Villanova, Villanova is a private not-for-profit college 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
New York 306
Pennsylvania 79
Maryland 15
New Jersey 37
District of Columbia 136
Delaware 7

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 26 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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