by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Ethnic Studies is a major offered under the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program of study at Simmons University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in ethnic studies, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Simmons paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $21,528 | $21,528 |
| Fees | $170 | $170 |
The median early career salary of ethnic studies students who receive their master’s degree from Simmons is $29,685 per year. That is 27% lower than the national average of $40,900.
Simmons does not offer an online option for its ethnic studies master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Simmons Online Learning page.
Women made up around 75.0% of the ethnic studies students who took home a master’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 77.6%.
Of those graduates who received a master’s degree in ethnic studies at Simmons in 2019-2020, 12.5% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 57%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 7 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Ethnic Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other | 8 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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