2025 Best Ethnic Studies Schools in Ohio

Ethnic Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #99 most popular degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Ohio to determine which ones were the best for ethnic studies students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 247 degrees in ethnic studies to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Degree-Level Rankings

• Best Overall Ethnic Studies Schools List

Pick Your Ethnic Studies Degree Level

The ethnic studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Ethnic Studies Schools in Ohio. If you'd like to restrict your choices to just one part of the country, you can filter this list by location.

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Best Schools for Ethnic Studies in Ohio

The schools below may not offer all types of ethnic studies degrees so you may want to filter by degree level first. However, they are great for the degree levels they do offer.

Top Ohio Schools in Ethnic Studies

1

Ohio State University - Main Campus
Columbus, OH

Doctor's Degree Highest Degree Type

36 Ethnic Studies Degrees Awarded

$31,179 Median Starting Salary

Ohio State University - Main Campus is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in ethnic studies. Located in the large city of Columbus, Ohio State is a public university with a very large student population.

Soon after graduation, ethnic studies degree recipients generally make about $31,179 in the first five years of their career.

More information about a degree in ethnic studies from Ohio State University - Main Campus

2

Oberlin College
Oberlin, OH

Bachelor's Degree Highest Degree Type

5.6% Growth in Graduates

Oberlin College is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in ethnic studies. Oberlin is a small private not-for-profit college located in the fringe town of Oberlin.More information about a degree in ethnic studies from Oberlin College

Best Ethnic Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Ethnic Studies Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Michigan	322	149
Illinois	304	204
Indiana	294	105
Wisconsin	273	115

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Ethnic Studies Related Rankings by Major

Ethnic Studies is one of 2 different types of Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies programs to choose from.

Ethnic Studies Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Women’s Studies	167
African American Studies	45
Deaf Studies	10
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other	9
Ethnic Studies	6
Gay/Lesbian Studies	5
Disability Studies	5

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Majors Similar to Ethnic Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Area Studies	171

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Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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. MГјtzel.

More about our data sources and methodologies.