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Pennsylvania State University - University Park BA in Ethnic Studies

Ethnic Studies is a major offered under the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program of study at Pennsylvania State University - University Park. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in ethnic studies, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.

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Rankings for the Penn State University Park BA in Ethnic Studies

In order to help students and their parents find the best school for them, we have created several different types of college rankings, which are updated yearly. The ethnic studies major at Penn State University Park 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 Penn State University Park.

Ranking Type Rank
Most Popular Colleges for Ethnic Studies 54
Most Focused Colleges for Ethnic Studies 323

How Much Does a Bachelor’s in Ethnic Studies from Penn State University Park Cost?

$18,450 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)
$27,000 Average Student Debt

Penn State University Park Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

In 2018-2019, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Penn State University Park was $1,437 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $726 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $17,416 $34,480
Fees $1,034 $1,034
Books and Supplies $1,840 $1,840
On Campus Room and Board $11,884 $11,884
On Campus Other Expenses $4,788 $4,788

Learn more about Penn State University Park tuition and fees.

Penn State University Park Ethnic Studies BA Student Debt

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 Penn State University Park in Ethnic Studies walked away with an average of $27,000 in student debt. That is 22% higher than the national average of $22,119.

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Does Penn State University Park Offer an Online BA in Ethnic Studies?

Online degrees for the Penn State University Park 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 Penn State University Park Online Learning page.

Penn State University Park Bachelor’s Student Diversity for Ethnic Studies

28 Bachelor's Degrees Awarded
89.3% Women
46.4% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2018-2019 academic year, 28 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

Of the students who received their bachelor’s degree in ethnic studies in 2018-2019, 89.3% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 81.7%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 46.4% of the ethnic studies bachelor’s degrees at Penn State University Park in 2018-2019. This is lower than the nationwide number of 65%.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 0
Native American or Alaska Native 0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander 0
White 11
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

BA in Ethnic Studies Focus Areas at Penn State University Park

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

Focus Area Annual Graduates
African American Studies 15
Women’s Studies 13

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

Related Major Annual Graduates
Area Studies 5

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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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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