by our College Data Analytics TeamEthnic Studies is a major offered under the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program of study at Columbia University in the City of New York. 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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If you're having trouble deciding which school is best for you, you may want to check out our many college rankings. Columbia is in the top 10% of the country for ethnic studies. More specifically it was ranked #14 out of 169 schools by College Factual. It is also ranked #2 in New York.
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Part-time undergraduates at Columbia paid an average of $1,896 per credit hour in 2019-2020. This tuition was the same for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $57,864 | $57,864 |
| Fees | $2,668 | $2,668 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,318 | $1,318 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $12,394 | $12,394 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $2,220 | $2,220 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their bachelor’s degree at Columbia in Ethnic Studies walked away with an average of $22,000 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $22,119.
The median early career salary of ethnic studies students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Columbia is $35,954 per year. That is 32% higher than the national average of $27,194.
Columbia 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 Columbia Online Learning page.
About 87.0% of the students who received their BA in ethnic studies in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 81.9%.
Around 82.6% of ethnic studies bachelor’s degree recipients at Columbia in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 6 |
| Black or African American | 3 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Ethnic Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Ethnic Studies | 16 |
| African American Studies | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to ethnic studies.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Area Studies | 62 |
*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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