by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Florida” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2021-2022, 9,323 people earned their degree in ethnic studies, making the major the 99th most popular in the United States. In , ethnic studies graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $30,818 and had an average of $21,141 in loans still to pay off.
Across Florida, there were 150 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $27,919 and $20,409 respectively. At the bachelor’s degree level specifically, there were 111 ethnic studies graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,515 and $22,413 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Florida” ranking, we looked at 7 colleges that offer a degree in ethnic studies. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their ethnic studies program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for florida bachelor’s degree ethnic studies students.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Eckerd College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Saint Petersburg, Florida, and it awarded 4 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 7 schools in the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Florida landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Florida is a large school located in Gainesville, Florida that handed out 56 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 97%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 0.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida International University. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Florida list. Located in Miami, Florida, this large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified bachelors’s ethnic studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. With a freshman retention rate of 90%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Florida list. Florida A&M University is a medium-sized school located in Tallahassee, Florida that handed out 3 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%. The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 89%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Miami. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Florida list. Located in Coral Gables, Florida, this fairly large private not-for-profit school handed out 9 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ethnic studies students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 93%.
With a ranking of #6, University of South Florida - Main Campus did quite well on the 2023 Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Florida list. USF Tampa is a large public school situated in Tampa, Florida. It awarded 12 bachelors’s ethnic studies degrees in 2021-2022.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 90%. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Florida State University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for a Bachelor’s Highly Focused on Ethnic Studies Major in Florida ranking. Located in Tallahassee, Florida, this large public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified bachelors’s ethnic studies students in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 94%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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