2025 Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington

If you plan on getting your bachelor's degree in ethnic studies, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #73 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual reviewed 4 schools in Washington to determine which ones were the best for bachelor's degree seekers in the field of ethnic studies. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 166 bachelor's degrees in ethnic studies during the 2022-2023 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Ethnic Studies School for Your Bachelor's Degree

Your choice of ethnic studies for getting your bachelor's degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a bachelor's degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To account for this we consider a school's overall Best Colleges ranking which itself looks at a combination of different factors like degree completion, educational resources, student body caliber and post-graduation earnings for the school as a whole.

Early-Career Earnings

One measure we use to determine the quality of a school is to look at the average salary of bachelor's graduates during the early years of their career. That is, everyone wants their bachelor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to ethnic studies students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of ethnic studies students who choose to seek a bachelor's degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Student Debt - How much debt ethnic studies students go into to obtain their bachelor's degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized ethnic studies related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for ethnic studies students working on their bachelor's degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Ethnic Studies Bachelor's Degree Schools in Washington ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

In addition to our rankings, you can take two colleges and compare them based on the criteria that matters most to you in our unique tool, College Combat. Test it out when you get a chance! You may also want to bookmark the link and share it with others who are trying to make the college decision.

Best Schools for Bachelor’s Students to Study Ethnic Studies in Washington

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies.

Top Washington Schools for a Bachelor's in Ethnic Studies

1

University of Washington - Seattle Campus
Seattle, WA

66 Annual Graduates

$31,459 Median Starting Salary

University of Washington - Seattle Campus is one of the finest schools in the country for getting a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies. UW Seattle is a very large public university located in the large city of Seattle.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the ethnic studies program earn around $31,459 in the first couple years of their career.

More information about a bachelor’s in ethnic studies from University of Washington - Seattle Campus

2

Western Washington University
Bellingham, WA

17 Annual Graduates

Western Washington University is a good option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies. Located in the city of Bellingham, WWU is a public university with a large student population.More information about a bachelor’s in ethnic studies from Western Washington University

3

University of Washington - Tacoma Campus
Tacoma, WA

12 Annual Graduates

$31,459 Median Starting Salary

University of Washington - Tacoma Campus is a great option for students interested in a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies. Located in the midsize city of Tacoma, UW Tacoma is a public university with a small student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the ethnic studies program make about $31,459 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a bachelor’s in ethnic studies from University of Washington - Tacoma Campus

4

University of Washington - Bothell Campus
Bothell, WA

12 Annual Graduates

$31,459 Median Starting Salary

Every student who is interested in a bachelor's degree in ethnic studies needs to look into University of Washington - Bothell Campus. Located in the large suburb of Bothell, UW Bothell is a public university with a medium-sized student population.

Bachelor's graduates who receive their degree from the ethnic studies program earn an average of $31,459 in the first couple years of working.

More information about a bachelor’s in ethnic studies from University of Washington - Bothell Campus

Best Ethnic Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Ethnic Studies Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	262	2,086
Oregon	185	101
Nevada	129	17
Hawaii	112	73
Alaska	75	8

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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
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other	98
Women’s Studies	44
Native American Studies	17
African American Studies	7

Majors Similar to Ethnic Studies

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Area Studies	188

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.