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2024 Best Ethnic Studies Doctor's Degree Schools

24 Colleges in the United States
98 Doctor's Degrees
$49,889 Avg Early-Career Salary
Ethnic Studies is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #121 most popular doctor's degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 24 schools in the United States to determine which ones were the best for ethnic studies students pursuing a doctor's degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 98 doctor's degrees in ethnic studies during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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

Best Ethnic Studies Doctor's Degree Schools The ethnic studies doctor's degree program you select can have a big impact on your future. Important measures of a quality ethnic studies program can vary widely even among the top schools. Below we explain some of the most important factors to consider before making your choice:

Overall Quality Is a Must

The overall quality of a doctor's degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges for a Doctor's Degree ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Average Early-Career Salaries

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their doctor's degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their doctor's degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

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

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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 Ethnic Studies Doctor's Degree Schools list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Doctorate Students to Study Ethnic Studies in the United States

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for ethnic studies students seeking a a doctor's degree.

10 Top Schools for a Doctorate in Ethnic Studies

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Yale University
New Haven, CT

Any student pursuing a degree in a doctor's degree in ethnic studies needs to take a look at Yale University. Located in the midsize city of New Haven, Yale is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in ethnic studies from Yale University

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Brown University
Providence, RI
1 Annual Graduates

Brown University is a good decision for students pursuing a doctor's degree in ethnic studies. Located in the midsize city of Providence, Brown is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in ethnic studies from Brown University

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4 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in a doctor's degree in ethnic studies needs to check out University of California - Los Angeles. Located in the city of Los Angeles, UCLA is a public university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in ethnic studies from University of California - Los Angeles

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2 Annual Graduates

University of California - Berkeley is one of the best schools in the country for getting a doctor's degree in ethnic studies. UC Berkeley is a fairly large public university located in the midsize city of Berkeley.More information about a doctorate in ethnic studies from University of California - Berkeley

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5 Annual Graduates

Located in the large city of Austin, UT Austin is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in ethnic studies from The University of Texas at Austin

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Emory University
Atlanta, GA
4 Annual Graduates

Located in the city of Atlanta, Emory is a private not-for-profit university with a fairly large student population.More information about a doctorate in ethnic studies from Emory University

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IU Bloomington is a very large public university located in the city of Bloomington.

Soon after graduation, ethnic studies doctorate recipients typically make an average of $49,889 in their early careers.

More information about a doctorate in ethnic studies from Indiana University - Bloomington

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5 Annual Graduates

Located in the suburb of Davis, UC Davis is a public university with a very large student population.More information about a doctorate in ethnic studies from University of California - Davis

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1 Annual Graduates

Cornell is a fairly large private not-for-profit university located in the small city of Ithaca.More information about a doctorate in ethnic studies from Cornell University

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UMCP is a fairly large public university located in the suburb of College Park.More information about a doctorate in ethnic studies from University of Maryland - College Park

Ethnic Studies by Region

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Middle Atlantic
Far Western US
Southwest
Other U.S. Territories
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One of 2 majors within the Area, Ethnic, Culture, & Gender Studies area of study, Ethnic Studies has other similar majors worth exploring.

Ethnic Studies Focus Areas

Major Annual Graduates
African American Studies 24
Women’s Studies 24
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other 20
Latino Studies 9
Native American Studies 8
Disability Studies 7
Folklore Studies 3
Comparative Group Studies 2
Ethnic Studies 1

Related Major Annual Graduates
Area Studies 244

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