The main focus area for this major is African American 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 The University of Alabama. Here, you’ll find out more about the major bachelor’s degree program in ethnic studies, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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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 bachelor's program at UA was ranked #90 on College Factual's Best Schools for ethnic studies list. It is also ranked #1 in Alabama.
Here are some of the other rankings for UA.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at UA was $1,330 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $545 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $10,780 | $30,250 |
Fees | $840 | $840 |
Books and Supplies | $1,000 | $1,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $13,810 | $13,810 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $4,620 | $4,620 |
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UA 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 UA Online Learning page.
About 75.0% of the students who received their BA in ethnic studies in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 81.9%.
Around 83.3% of ethnic studies bachelor’s degree recipients at UA in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 66%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 8 |
Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 2 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
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 | 12 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to ethnic studies.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Area Studies | 20 |
*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.