Georgia State University MA in Ethnic Studies

Ethnic Studies is a major offered under the area, ethnic, culture, and gender studies program of study at Georgia State University. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the master’s degree program in ethnic studies, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.

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Graduate Cost
Average Salary
Online Learning
Student Diversity
Focus Areas
References

How Much Does a Master’s in Ethnic Studies from Georgia State Cost?

$9,292 Average Tuition and Fees

Georgia State Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at Georgia State paid an average of $1,259 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $398 per credit hour. Information about average full-time graduate student tuition and fees is shown in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$7,164	$22,662
Fees	$2,128	$2,128

How Much Can You Make With a MA in Ethnic Studies From Georgia State?

$28,598 Average Salary

Below Average Earnings Boost

The median early career salary of ethnic studies students who receive their master’s degree from Georgia State is $28,598 per year. That is 30% lower than the national average of $40,900.

Does Georgia State Offer an Online MA in Ethnic Studies?

Georgia State does not offer an online option for its ethnic studies master’s degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Georgia State Online Learning page.

Georgia State Master’s Student Diversity for Ethnic Studies

13 Master's Degrees Awarded

100.0% Women

84.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

During the 2019-2020 academic year, there were 13 master’s degrees in ethnic studies handed out to qualified students. The charts and tables below give more information about these students.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in ethnic studies in 2019-2020, all of them were women.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 84.6% of the ethnic studies master’s degrees at Georgia State in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 57%.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	0
Native American or Alaska Native	0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

MA in Ethnic Studies Focus Areas at Georgia State

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

Focus Area	Annual Graduates
African American Studies	7
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, & Group Studies, Other	6

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.