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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England 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.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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 New England Region ranking is one of many tools that Grad Degree Search has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 9 schools in the New England 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 University of Massachusetts Amherst to be the most popular school for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who want to pursue a graduate certificate in the New England Region . UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the suburb of Amherst.

Women make up 90% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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#2

University of Maine

Orono, ME

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of Maine is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small suburb of Orono, UMaine is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 88% of the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies majors at the school.

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Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Connecticut landed the # 3 spot on the list. UCONN is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Storrs.

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#4

University of Vermont

Burlington, VT

Out of the 9 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Vermont landed the # 4 spot on the list. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Burlington.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of New Hampshire - Main Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the small suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Southern Connecticut State University 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 New England Region . Located in the medium-sized city of New Haven, SCSU is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Suffolk University

Boston, MA

Suffolk 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 #7 on the list. Suffolk is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the city of Boston.

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University of Rhode Island landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. URI is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Kingston.

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University of Southern Maine landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the small city of Portland, University of Southern Maine is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 139
Rhode Island 30
Connecticut 53
New Hampshire 2
Maine 8
Vermont 2

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

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

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 9 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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