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Northwestern University PhD in Ethnic Studies

5 Doctor's Degrees Awarded

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 Northwestern University. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the doctor’s degree program in ethnic studies, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.

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How Much Does a Doctorate in Ethnic Studies from Northwestern Cost?

$56,567 Average Tuition and Fees

Northwestern Graduate Tuition and Fees

During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time graduate students at Northwestern paid an average of $0 per credit hour. No discount was available for in-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for graduate student.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$56,067$56,067
Fees$500$500

Does Northwestern Offer an Online PhD in Ethnic Studies?

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

Northwestern Doctorate Student Diversity for Ethnic Studies

5 Doctor's Degrees Awarded
60.0% Women
100.0% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
In the 2019-2020 academic year, 5 students received their doctor’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 doctor’s degree in ethnic studies in 2019-2020, 60.0% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 67.3%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

All of the ethnic studies doctor’s degree recipients at Northwestern in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian0
Black or African American3
Hispanic or Latino1
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White0
International Students0
Other Races/Ethnicities1

PhD in Ethnic Studies Focus Areas at Northwestern

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

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
African American Studies5

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.

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