2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Ethnic Studies is the 102nd most popular major in the country with 9,419 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, ethnic studies graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $27,585 and had an average of $22,144 in loans still to pay off.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 451 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in ethnic studies. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality ethnic studies programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the ethnic studies program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

More Ways to Rank Ethnic Studies Schools

When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k” list to help you make the college decision.

We’ve created a tool called College Combat that lets you create your own customized comparisons based on the factors that matter the most to you. 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 Value Ethnic Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree ethnic studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Ethnic Studies (Income $0-$30k)

#1

Oglala Lakota College

Kyle, South Dakota

#1 in overall quality

$-841 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Oglala Lakota College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k list. Kyle, South Dakota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s ethnic studies degrees to 23 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree ethnic studies students whose families make $0-$30k list, Oglala Lakota College has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Ethnic Studies Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $-841 for associate degree ethnic studies students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Oglala Lakota College. When an average net price is negative, it usually means that the student will receive more financial aid than it costs to attend the school.

Read full report on Ethnic Studies at Oglala Lakota College

#2

Western Nevada College

Carson City, Nevada

#2 in overall quality

$10,106 Average Net Price

$26,585 Average Early-Career Earnings

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Ethnic Studies Schools for an Associate For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Western Nevada College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Carson City, Nevada, this small public school handed out 13 degrees to qualified associates’s ethnic studies students in 2019-2020.

WNC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Ethnic Studies Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend WNC is $10,106 for associate degree ethnic studies students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full WNC Ethnic Studies Report

Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

Credits

• Credit for the banner image above goes to G. MГјtzel.

Featured Political and Social Sciences Schools

Request Info

Southern New Hampshire University You have goals. Southern New Hampshire University can help you get there. Whether you need a bachelor's degree to get into a career or want a master's degree to move up in your current career, SNHU has an online program for you. Find your degree from over 200 online programs ... Learn More >