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2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States 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. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

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 Plains States Region to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 11 schools in the Plains States Region 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.

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 the Plains States Region .

#1

University of Iowa

Iowa City, IA

Our 2023 rankings named University of Iowa the most popular school in the Plains States Region for area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies students working on their graduate certificate. Located in the small city of Iowa City, Iowa is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 91% of the students majoring in area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies at the school are women while 9% are male.

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#2

University of Kansas

Lawrence, KS

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Kansas. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the city of Lawrence, KU is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 60% 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 Washington University in St Louis. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. Located in the suburb of Saint Louis, WUSTL is a private not-for-profit school with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Nebraska at Omaha. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region list. UNOMAHA is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Omaha.

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#5

Kansas State University

Manhattan, KS

The in-demand graduate certificate programs at Kansas State University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies schools in the Plains States Region . K -State is a very large public school located in the city of Manhattan.

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Out of the 11 schools in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Missouri - Kansas City landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Kansas City, UMKC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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Minnesota State University - Mankato landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Minnesota State Mankato is a fairly large public school located in the city of Mankato.

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North Dakota State University - Main Campus landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular graduate certificate area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies programs. Located in the midsize city of Fargo, North Dakota State University is a public college with a large student population.

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University of Missouri - St Louis 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. UMSL is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Saint Louis.

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#10

University of Central Missouri

Warrensburg, MO

University of Central Missouri came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Ethnic, Culture & Gender Studies Graduate Certificate Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in the town of Warrensburg, UCM is a public school with a large student population.

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

Explore the best area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies colleges for a specific state in the Plains States region.

State Degrees Awarded
Kansas 34
Missouri 19
Minnesota 20
Iowa 77
North Dakota 1
Nebraska 4
South Dakota 4

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 11 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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