A degree in ethnic studies is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #99 out of 395 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.
For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in Maryland to determine which ones were the best for ethnic studies students pursuing a degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 99 degrees in ethnic studies annually.
Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
The ethnic studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Ethnic Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for ethnic studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
In order to find the schools that are the best fit for you, you may want to filter to one of the degree levels below.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Ethnic Studies Schools in Maryland ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the ethnic studies degrees they offer, see the list below.
University of Maryland - College Park is a wonderful decision for students interested in a degree in ethnic studies. Located in the suburb of College Park, UMCP is a public university with a very large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #37 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UMCP is a great university overall.
There were about 37 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at UMCP in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the ethnic studies program state that they receive average early career wages of $34,777.
Every student who is interested in ethnic studies needs to check out Towson University. Towson is a large public university located in the small city of Towson. This university ranks 5th out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were roughly 25 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Towson in the most recent data year. After graduation, ethnic studies degree recipients generally earn about $32,740 in the first five years of their career.
Explore societal similarities and differences as seen through cultural, biological, archaeological and linguistic lenses when you earn one of your degrees in anthropology from Southern New Hampshire University.
Every student who is interested in ethnic studies needs to look into University of Maryland - Baltimore County. UMBC is a fairly large public university located in the large suburb of Baltimore. This university ranks 6th out of 35 colleges for overall quality in the state of Maryland.
There were approximately 4 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at UMBC in the most recent year we have data available.
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).
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The ethnic studies program you select can have a big impact on your future. That's why we developed our collection of Best Schools for Ethnic Studies rankings. In order to come up with a best overall ranking for ethnic studies schools, we combine our degree-level rankings, weighting them by the number of degrees awarded at each level.
