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.
College Factual reviewed 97 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for degree seekers in the field of ethnic studies. Combined, these schools handed out 9,323 degrees in ethnic studies to qualified students.
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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.
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Best Schools for Ethnic Studies in the United States
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. Only those schools that rank in the top 20% of all the schools we analyze get awarded with a place on this list.
Any student pursuing a degree in ethnic studies has to check out University of California - Los Angeles. UCLA is a very large public university located in the city of Los Angeles. A Best Colleges rank of #28 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means UCLA is a great university overall.
There were approximately 281 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at UCLA in the most recent data year. Students who graduate with their degree from the ethnic studies program report average early career earnings of $30,106.
Yale University is a good option for students interested in a degree in ethnic studies. Yale is a large private not-for-profit university located in the medium-sized city of New Haven. A Best Colleges rank of #20 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Yale is a great university overall.
There were roughly 67 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Yale 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 $32,624.
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It's hard to beat University of California - Berkeley if you want to pursue a degree in ethnic studies. Located in the city of Berkeley, UC Berkeley is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #14 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UC Berkeley is a great university overall.
There were approximately 154 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Berkeley in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, ethnic studies degree recipients typically make around $34,559 in their early careers.
University of California - Santa Barbara is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in ethnic studies. UCSB is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of Santa Barbara. This university ranks 7th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 98 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at UCSB in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the ethnic studies program earn around $32,341 for their early career.
UC Davis is a fairly large public university located in the small suburb of Davis. This university ranks 10th out of 161 colleges for overall quality in the state of California.
There were about 178 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Davis in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the ethnic studies program earn an average of $32,563 for their early career.
Columbia is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the city of New York. A Best Colleges rank of #15 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means Columbia is a great university overall.
There were about 42 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Columbia in the most recent data year. Degree recipients from the ethnic studies degree program at Columbia University in the City of New York get $22,162 above the typical college grad in this field shortly after graduation.
UW Seattle is a fairly large public university located in the large city of Seattle. This university ranks 1st out of 50 colleges for overall quality in the state of Washington.
There were approximately 71 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at UW Seattle in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the ethnic studies program make an average of $31,459 in their early career salary.
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Located in the city of Ann Arbor, U-M is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #22 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means U-M is a great university overall.
There were approximately 37 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at U-M in the most recent year we have data available. After graduating, ethnic studies degree recipients usually make an average of $33,991 in their early careers.
Located in the town of Hanover, Dartmouth is a private not-for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population. A Best Colleges rank of #12 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Dartmouth is a great college overall.
There were approximately 13 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Dartmouth in the most recent data year. After graduating, ethnic studies degree recipients typically make around $31,967 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the small city of Santa Cruz, UC Santa Cruz is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 13th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were approximately 132 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at UC Santa Cruz in the most recent year we have data available. After graduation, ethnic studies degree recipients usually make about $31,140 at the beginning of their careers.
Georgetown is a very large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Washington. A Best Colleges rank of #11 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Georgetown is a great university overall.
There were roughly 20 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Georgetown in the most recent data year.
UT Austin is a fairly large public university located in the city of Austin. This university ranks 2nd out of 115 schools for overall quality in the state of Texas.
There were about 61 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at UT Austin in the most recent data year. Those ethnic studies students who get their degree from The University of Texas at Austin earn $4,002 more than the average ethnic studies graduate.
Wellesley is a small private not-for-profit college located in the large suburb of Wellesley. This college ranks 14th out of 63 schools for overall quality in the state of Massachusetts.
There were about 20 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Wellesley in the most recent data year. Ethnic Studies degree recipients from Wellesley College earn a boost of around $10,882 over the typical earnings of ethnic studies majors.
Brown is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the city of Providence. A Best Colleges rank of #26 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Brown is a great university overall.
There were roughly 13 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Brown in the most recent data year.
Emory is a large private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Atlanta. A Best Colleges rank of #31 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means Emory is a great university overall.
There were about 27 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Emory in the most recent data year.
UW - Madison is a fairly large public university located in the city of Madison. This university ranks 1st out of 46 colleges for overall quality in the state of Wisconsin.
There were approximately 448 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at UW - Madison in the most recent data year. Soon after graduating, ethnic studies degree recipients usually earn an average of $28,841 in the first five years of their career.
Located in the city of San Francisco, SFSU is a public university with a fairly large student population. This university ranks 30th out of 161 schools for overall quality in the state of California.
There were roughly 152 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at SFSU in the most recent data year. After graduation, ethnic studies degree recipients generally earn an average of $31,001 in their early careers.
Located in the small city of Chapel Hill, UNC Chapel Hill is a public university with a very large student population. This university ranks 2nd out of 93 colleges for overall quality in the state of North Carolina.
There were about 38 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at UNC Chapel Hill in the most recent year we have data available. Students who receive their degree from the ethnic studies program make around $26,342 for their early career.
WUSTL is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the suburb of Saint Louis. A Best Colleges rank of #21 out of 2,152 schools nationwide means WUSTL is a great university overall.
There were about 47 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at WUSTL in the most recent data year.
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.
