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Saint Mary’s College of California BA in Ethnic Studies

6 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded

Ethnic Studies is a major offered under the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program of study at Saint Mary’s College of California. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the bachelor’s degree program in ethnic studies, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.

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Rankings for the SMC BA in Ethnic Studies

If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. The ethnic studies major at SMC is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Ethnic Studies. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Here are some of the other rankings for SMC.

Ranking TypeRank
Most Focused Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Ethnic Studies144
Most Focused Colleges for Ethnic Studies180
Most Popular Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Ethnic Studies215
Most Popular Colleges for Ethnic Studies244

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Ethnic Studies from SMC Cost?

$50,660 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

SMC Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

Part-time undergraduates at SMC paid an average of $1,802 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$50,460$50,460
Fees$200$200
Books and Supplies$1,080$1,080
On Campus Room and Board$15,706$15,706
On Campus Other Expenses$2,934$2,934

Learn more about SMC tuition and fees.

Does SMC Offer an Online BA in Ethnic Studies?

SMC does not offer an online option for its ethnic studies bachelor’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SMC Online Learning page.

SMC Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Ethnic Studies

6 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
66.7% Women
83.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 6 students received their bachelor’s degree in ethnic studies. The gender and racial-ethnic breakdown of those individuals is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Women made up around 66.7% of the ethnic studies students who took home a bachelor’s degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.9%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 83.3% of the ethnic studies bachelor’s degrees at SMC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian2
Black or African American0
Hispanic or Latino3
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White1
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities0

BA in Ethnic Studies Focus Areas at SMC

Ethnic Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Ethnic Studies5
Women’s Studies1

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to ethnic studies.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Area Studies1

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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