The main focus area for this major is Disability Studies. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Ethnic Studies is a major offered under the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program of study at Aurora University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the bachelor’s degree program in ethnic studies, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Each year, we produce a number of different types of college rankings to help students decide which school is the best fit for them. The bachelor's program at Aurora was ranked #125 on College Factual's Best Schools for ethnic studies list. It is also ranked #5 in Illinois.
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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Aurora was $735 per credit hour 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 State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $25,600 | $25,600 |
Fees | $360 | $360 |
Books and Supplies | $1,560 | $1,560 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,474 | $10,474 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $3,024 | $3,024 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Ethnic Studies students who received their bachelor’s degree at Aurora took out an average of $26,500 in student loans. That is 20% higher than the national average of $22,119.
The median early career salary of ethnic studies students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Aurora is $29,685 per year. That is 9% higher than the national average of $27,194.
Aurora 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 Aurora Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in ethnic studies in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 33.3% of the ethnic studies bachelor’s degrees at Aurora in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 66%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 2 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Ethnic Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Disability Studies | 3 |
*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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