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 looked at 3 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Ethnic Studies Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 162 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.
Your choice of ethnic studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
You may want to choose one of the degree levels below to find the schools of most interest to you.
The ethnic studies school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we've developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of the Best Ethnic Studies Schools in Minnesota.
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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 Minnesota - Twin Cities is one of the finest schools in the United States for getting a degree in ethnic studies. Located in the city of Minneapolis, UMN Twin Cities is a public university with a fairly large student population. A Best Colleges rank of #45 out of 2,152 colleges nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were roughly 27 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent year we have data available. Graduates who receive their degree from the ethnic studies program make around $33,000 in the first couple years of working.
It's difficult to beat St Olaf College if you wish to pursue a degree in ethnic studies. St. Olaf is a small private not-for-profit college located in the distant town of Northfield. This college ranks 6th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 32 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at St. Olaf in the most recent data year.
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.
Any student pursuing a degree in ethnic studies needs to check out Minnesota State University - Mankato. Located in the small city of Mankato, Minnesota State Mankato is a public university with a large student population. This university ranks 11th out of 52 schools for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were roughly 20 ethnic studies students who graduated with this degree at Minnesota State Mankato 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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Your choice of ethnic studies school matters, so we have put together these rankings to help you make your decision. 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.
