Ethnic Studies is a major offered under the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program of study at Mount Holyoke College. 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Mt. Holyoke paid an average of $1,700 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $54,400 | $54,400 |
Fees | $218 | $218 |
Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $16,020 | $16,020 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,000 | $2,000 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Ethnic Studies students who received their bachelor’s degree at Mt. Holyoke took out an average of $20,000 in student loans. That is 10% lower than the national average of $22,119.
The median early career salary of ethnic studies students who receive their bachelor’s degree from Mt. Holyoke is $26,739 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $27,194.
Online degrees for the Mt. Holyoke ethnic studies bachelor’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Mt. Holyoke Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in ethnic studies in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Of those graduates who received a bachelor’s degree in ethnic studies at Mt. Holyoke in 2019-2020, 27.3% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 66%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 1 |
Black or African American | 2 |
Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 8 |
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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African American Studies | 2 |
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other | 9 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to ethnic studies.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Area Studies | 16 |
View All Ethnic Studies Related Majors >
*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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