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

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

In 2020-2021, 73 degrees and certificates were awarded to area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #30 most popular major in the state.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

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 North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in North Carolina 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.

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

#1

Duke University

Durham, NC

Our 2023 rankings named Duke University the most popular school in North Carolina for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the large city of Durham, Duke is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

About 52% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 48% are male.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Greensboro is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Greensboro, UNC Greensboro is a public college with a large student population.

About 89% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 11% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means University of North Carolina at Charlotte is a great place for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the city of Charlotte, UNC Charlotte is a public school 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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Out of the 6 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Appalachian State University landed the # 4 spot on the list. Appalachian State is a fairly large public school located in the distant town of Boone.

Of the 3 students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at Appalachian State, 33% are male and 67% are female.

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Out of the 6 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Carolina University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Cullowhee, WCU is a public school with a large student population.

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The in-demand graduate certificate programs at University of North Carolina at Wilmington helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in North Carolina. UNCW is a large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

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Best Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Mississippi 12
Florida 56
Virginia 37
Tennessee 9
Georgia 45
South Carolina 6
Louisiana 9
West Virginia 2
Kentucky 14
Arkansas 13
Alabama 14

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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